- condition ed ▁house ▁and ▁lux ury - model ▁car ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al , ▁and ▁sp ared ▁no ▁exp ense ▁with ▁it ▁for ▁construct ing ▁a ▁modern ▁IR MA ▁campus ▁and ▁facilities ▁for ▁its ▁residents , ▁saying , ▁" Th ese ▁students ▁are ▁my ▁princes , ▁and ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁k ings ▁( who ▁will ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁conquer ), ▁you ▁cannot ▁have ▁them ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁p ig sty ". ▁▁ ▁Kur ien , ▁who ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁gained ▁the ▁affection ▁and ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁its ▁people , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁any ▁land l ord ▁to ▁rent ▁him ▁a ▁room ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁arrived ▁in ▁An and , ▁as ▁besides ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁speak ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁place , ▁he ▁was ▁" a ▁b ach elor , ▁a ▁non - ve get arian ▁and ▁a ▁Christian ". ▁He ▁never ▁spoke ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁despite ▁understanding ▁it ▁later ▁on , ▁nor ▁was ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁drink ing ▁milk . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁all ▁the ▁da iry ▁maj ors ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁D air y ▁Association , ▁resolved ▁to ▁observe ▁Kur ien ' s ▁birth day , ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁as ▁National ▁Mil k ▁Day . ▁ ▁Kur ien ▁either ▁head ed ▁or ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁several ▁public ▁institutions ▁and ▁also ▁received ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁degrees ▁from ▁univers ities