▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁R ural ▁Management ▁An and ▁( IR MA ) ▁to ▁gro om ▁man agers ▁for ▁the ▁co oper atives . ▁ ▁Inter ven ing ▁in ▁mark ets ▁of ▁other ▁produce ▁and ▁a iding ▁intern ation ally ▁He ▁pre va iled ▁on ▁prime ▁minister s , ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi ▁on ▁setting ▁up ▁co oper atives ▁and ▁plants , ▁and ▁manage ▁the ▁inter vention ▁in ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables ▁and ▁oil se eds ▁and ▁ed ible ▁o ils ▁mark ets ▁during ▁their ▁ten ures , ▁respectively , ▁like ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁for ▁milk ▁during ▁Operation ▁Flo od . ▁Br ands ▁resulting ▁from ▁these ▁- ▁D h ara ▁( Operation ▁Golden ▁Flow ▁for ▁cook ing ▁o ils ), ▁Mother ▁D air y ▁( Operation ▁Flo od ) ▁and ▁Saf al ▁( for ▁veget ables ) ▁are ▁household ▁names ▁today . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁similar ▁co oper atives ▁across ▁India ▁and ▁outside . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Premier ▁Alex ei ▁Kos yg in ▁invited ▁Kur ien ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁for ▁advice ▁on ▁the ▁co oper atives ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Pakistan ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁da iry ▁co oper atives , ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁leading ▁a ▁World ▁Bank ▁mission . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁China ▁implemented ▁its ▁own ▁Operation ▁Flo od - like ▁programme ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Kur