CONTENTS: Family, Close friends, and colleagues remeber Professor: VISIONARY THINKER AND GLOBAL INFLUENCER: * A Great person of India-Amartya Sen, * Of Kurai and Karma: the unheard voice of eminence-Gopalkrishna Gandhi, * 'How is Africa?' Winning the evergreen revolution-Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, * Man olf consensus who wanted to hear all sides-Sunita Narain, * 'Professor'-A Short memoir-N Ram, * The Scientist and his mission: some thoughts-Nitya Rao, * MSS and markets-Barbara Harriss-White, * My friends, my inspiration-Ismail Serageldin, MENTOR WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH: * Guiding force in fight against TB-Nalini Krishan, * Lessons for a lifetime-Kamaljit S Bawa, * Empathetic guide to young researchers-Manjula M, * Kind, paternal, and egalitarian-S Velvizhi, * Towering intellect, humble scientist-Nambi Appadurai, * A true leader-Ravi Bhoothalingam, * An ideal and exemplary life-Chandi Prasad Bhatt, LEADING BY EXAMPLE: * A gifted teacher-P C Kesavan, * A Life rooted in compassion and science-Poonam Muttreja, * A gentle hand, a profound legacy-N Anil Kumar, * Sensitive, wonderful and caring human being-Rama Narayanan, * Revolutionising agriculture, advancing genetic research-Rajalakshmi Swaminathan, * Early struggles, milestones, cherished memories-N Parasuraman, BORN COMMUNICATOR AND COLLABORATOR: * A beacon of vision and compassion-Nancy J Anabel, * Creating a win-win situation for all-V Selvam, * The best communication teacher one could ask for-Jayashree Balasubramanian, * Over a cup of coffee, he can leave a person changed-Sangeetha Rajeesh, TRIBUTES TO THE MSS SCIENTIFIC LEGACY: * Tribute to M S Swaminathan (1925-2023)-V K Ramachandran, INDIAN AGRICULTURE: * The national agricultural research, education and extension system-Himanshu Pathak, * An eminent scientist and a great humanist-C Rangarajan, * An integrated vision for Kuttanad-R Ramakumar, * The National Commission on Farmers, 17 years on-R V Bhavani, * The village that seeded Swaminathan's Green Revolution-Harish Damodaran, * A life dedicated to the pursuit of science and elimination of hunger-Venkatesh Athreya, CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE: * How M S Swaminathan improved international science at the U S National Academy of Sciences-Bruce Alberts, * Biodiversity conservation-K C Bansal, * Pioneering perspectives on global warming and agriculture-T Jayiaraman, * The final memer of the extraordinary triumvirate of plant scientists who changed the World-Kenneth M Quinn, * Contributions to plant genetics, agricultural innovation, and food security-Rajeev K Varshney and Rutwik Barmukh, * Founder of the rice breeding programme at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute-A K Singh, S Gopala Krishnan, Ranjith K Ellur, M Nagarajan, K K Vinod, P K Bhowmick, H Bollinedi, E A Siddiq, and V P Singh, BUILDING COLLABORATIONS IN ASIA: * The historic relationship between M S Swaminathan and Yuan Longping-Wenbang Tang and Yeyun Xin, * The post conflict reconstruction of Cambodia's rice economy-Glenn Denning, * The founder of Vietnam-India collaboration in agriculture-Bui Ba Bong, RICE CULTIVATION AND RICE ECONOMIES: * My memories of Professor M S Swaminathan-Gurdev S Khush, * Piloting International rice research-Jauhar Ali, * Gender concerns in rice agric ulture-Thelma Paris, * M S Swaminathan at IRRI-Virendra Pal Singh, REMINISCING ABOUT A PEOPLE'S SCIENTIST: * Farmers, fishers and tribal communities remember-M S Swaminathan, * Artwork from 'Every Child A Scientist' participants, APPENDICES: * Key Positions, * Major Awards and Recognition.