Krishnaswamy Ramiah, MBE (15 April 1892 – 3 August 1988) was an Indian agricultural scientist, geneticist, parliamentarian and the founder director of Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, credited with introducing systematic hybridisation programmes in rice breeding in India. The Government of India honoured him in 1957, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation and followed it up with the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1970.
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15 April 1892 (now Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
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3 August 1988 (aged 96) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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