M.S. Randhawa | |
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 Bust of Dr Randhawa at the Chandigarh rose garden. | |
| Born | 2 February 1909 |
| Died | 3 March 1986 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
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| Spouse | Iqbal Kaur Randhawa |
| Children | 1 |
Mohinder Singh Randhawa or M. S. Randhawa (2 February 1909 – 3 March 1986) was an Indian historian, civil servant, botanist, and author. He played major roles in the establishment of agricultural research in India, the Green Revolution in India, resettling Punjabis uprooted by Partition as the Director-General of Rehabilitation, establishing the city of Chandigarh and documenting the arts of Punjab, the history of agriculture in India. A biographer, Gulzar Singh Sandhu, gave him the sobriquet Punjab da Chhewan Dariya, the sixth river of Punjab.