It was on 13th May 1949, a young engineer who had just
completed his Masters Degree in Dairy Engineering arrived at Anand to
serve the bond period against the government scholarship for his
education. His name was Mr. Verghese Kurien, later to be known to the
whole world as Dr. Verghese Kurien. At the start of it all, he served
there just to complete his required period and was ready to leave Amul
after that but he was persuaded to stay back at Amul by Mr. Tribhuvandas
Patel – the founder of KDCMPUL. He along with Mr. Patel started
developing co-operatives in the Kheda district. The role of
co-operatives was to procure the milk from the farmers and to pay the
farmers their appropriate amount according to the quality of milk.
Further detailed operation cycle of the co-operatives is explained in
the following section. Mr. Kurien however wanted to give KDCMPUL a
unique name which could be easily pronounced by all and which could also
help in growth of the union. Suggestions were asked from various
employees and farmers for an appropriate name. Soon, a quality control
supervisor recommended the name “Amulya” which is derived from a
Sanskrit word meaning priceless and implies unmatchable excellence. The
name was modified to “Amul” to make the union also a part of this name
and hence brand AMUL- Anand Milk Union Limited, came into existence.
Verghese married Molly and they had one daughter Nirmala Kurien and a grandson, Siddharth.He was an atheist.Verghese Kurien died on 9 September 2012 after a brief spell of illness
in Nadiad, near Anand in Gujarat, India. He was 90. His wife Molly died
on 14 December 2012 in Mumbai after a brief illness.
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