Agricultural Sciences. Kurien either headed or was on the boards of several public institutions and received honorary doctorate degrees from universities worldwide. Lectures by eminent speakers are held in his memory to apply "lessons from the dairy sector" through his work to ongoing rural issues such as "an Amul model for pulses", to pass down management strategies for rural India's social organisation, or to use his work to fundraise and promote "growth with justice". Kurien was also awarded the Red & White Lifetime Achievements National Award (now known as Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards). Notes References Further reading Literary work Kurien, Verghese (2005) I Too Had a Dream. APH Publishing Corp. Kurien, Verghese (1997) An Unfinished Dream. Tata-McGraw-Hill. Kurien, Verghese (2012) The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance External links Official Website of Verghese Kurien Official Biography – Amul The Amul Saga by Verghese Kurien Amul's 25th Anniversary Celebrations 1921 births 2012 deaths 20th-century Indian businesspeople 20th-century Indian engineers 21st-century Indian businesspeople Businesspeople from Kozhikode Indian cooperative organizers Deaths from kidney failure Engineers from Kerala Indian atheists Indian chief executives Indian mechanical engineers Indian social entrepreneurs Loyola College, Chennai alumni Malayali people Michigan State University alumni People from Kerala Ramon Magsaysay Award winners Recipients of the Order of Agricultural Merit Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in trade and industry Recipients of the Padma Shri in trade and industry Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering University of Madras alumni Agriculture and food award winners