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Discuss the significance of the White Revolution in transforming rural India. Examine the factors that enabled its success.

Topic: Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. Q1. Discuss the significance of the White Revolution in transforming rural India. Examine the factors that enabled its success. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Easy Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question The White Revolution is a landmark development in post-Independence India that transformed the rural economy, cooperative movement and …

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Manthan (film)

Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)   Source: BBC  Context: In the mid-1970s, half a million dairy farmers in Gujarat contributed two rupees each to fund “Manthan,” India’s first crowd-funded film, directed by Shyam Benegal. This 1976 film depicts the rise of a dairy cooperative movement inspired by Verghese Kurien, transforming India into the world’s top …

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