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6 unusual facts about Amul


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The White Revolution inspired the notable Indian film-maker Shyam Benegal to base his film Manthan (1976) on it.

Chikhodra

Chikhodra is also an important milk producer and contributor to the Amul Dairy in Anand.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond

Amul was the official sponsor of the Dutch cricket team during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

MasterChef India

Amul presents MasterChef India is an Indian competitive cooking show based on the original British MasterChef.

RuPay

Kotak Mahindra Bank in partnership with RuPay has rolled out an initiative for financial inclusion, where the dairy farmers across 75 cooperative societies of AMUL in regions of Burdwan and Hooghly of West Bengal will be able to get their payments directly into their account on the same day of sale of milk.

Sarbadars

He attempted to end the threat of Togha Temur, who had in the meantime made his camp in the Amul region and was preventing the Sarbadars from staying in contact with the Chobanids.


Anand, Gujarat

This city hosts the Head Office of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (AMUL), National Dairy Development Board of India and Anand Agricultural University.

Hasan al-Utrush

Abu Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Umar al-Ashraf ibn ‘Alī Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (Medina, ca. 844 – Amul, January/February 917), better known as al-Ḥasan al-Uṭrūsh ("the Deaf"), was an Alid Shia missionary of the Zaydi sect who re-established Zaydid rule over the province Tabaristan in northern Iran in 914, after fourteen years of Samanid rule.

After this success, the provincial capital Amul opened its gates to the Zaydid forces, and Hasan took up residence in the palace.

Sarbadars

On the route from Sari to Amul, the Sarbadar army was trapped in a pincer movement, and Mas'ud was taken prisoner and executed.

Vadeli

Patel owns the majority of business, majority of Patels are from 60 house community that dominates Amul Sahkari Madali Milk Dairy and Patel bazar.


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