Harichand Megha Dalaya

H. M. Dalaya was born on 22 October 1921 in Karachi in Colonial India. His parents originated from Mathura and were successful dairy farmers. In 1944, he graduated from the Pune Agriculture Engineering College, Pune. In 1948, he acquired a master's degree in Dairy Technology from Michigan State University, Michigan. In 1950 he completed the Advanced Business Management Program from the Harvard Business School in Boston. After his studies, H. M. Dalaya returned to a newly independent India. The partition had caused the loss of his family's land in Karachi, which was now part of Pakistan. Discouraged and with little hope for the future, he contemplated returning to the United States to begin afresh. == Turning point ==

His friend Verghese Kurien, convinced him to visit Amul "for a week or so, to see how he liked it". H. M. Dalaya believed otherwise and was determined to prove so. == Technological breakthrough ==

In 1955, his keen technological knowledge and engineering capabilities resulted in the installation of the patented Spray Dry Equipment, the world's first buffalo milk spray-dryer, at Amul Dairy in Gujrat. H. M. Dalaya was the silent force behind the success of Amul. While Tribhuvandas Kishibai Patel is regarded as its "father" and Verghese Kurien as its "son", H. M. Dalaya is considered its "holy ghost" whose contribution changed the future of Indian dairy farming. File:2 The-Amul-trinity Kurien Shri-TK-Patel HM Dalaya.jpg|The Amul trinity: Verghese Kurien, Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, and Harichand Megha Dalaya File:1980 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales HM Dalaya visits Amul 2.jpg|H. M. Dalaya welcoming Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Morarji Desai to the Amul Dairy (1980) File:1980 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales HM Dalaya visits Amul.jpg|Madhav Singh Solanki, H. M. Dalaya, Prince Charles and Morarji Desai observe Amul's butter production (1980). File:1980 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with HM Dalaya visits Amul 3.jpg|Manubhai Patel, Madhav Singh Solanki, H. M. Dalaya and Prince Charles in front of the butter manufacturing plant at Amul (1980). == References ==