3 Notable alumni of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is ranked #2,034 in the world and #45 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. C. Sylendra Babu
1962-. (aged 64)
police officer
Dr. C. Sylendra Babu is a retired Indian Police Service Officer who served as the 31st Director General of Police and Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu Police. In addition to his distinguished law enforcement career, he is a Tamil author, motivational speaker, mentor for civil services aspirants and a fitness influencer.
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2. Venkatrao K. Badami
1888-. (aged 138)
plant breeder
agronomist
Venkata Rao Krishnaji Badami was an Indian agronomist and a pioneer of plant breeding. Working in the Mysore Department of Agriculture, he was among the first to produce groundnut hybrids and to make use of X-ray induced mutations in the search for useful variations for breeding sugarcane varieties in 1933.
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3. M. S. Swaminathan
1925-2023 (aged 98)
geneticist
administrator
agronomist
politician
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and plant breeder, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for his leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
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