R.G. Chandramogan
The founder of Hatsun Agro, India's largest private dairy company, which buys milk directly from farmers, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
R.G. Chandramogan built Hatsun Agro into India’s largest private-sector dairy company. In 2025 he was named for the Padma Shri in the field of trade and industry, from Tamil Nadu [1].
Fifty years in dairy
Chandramogan was born on 1 March 1949 and has worked in the dairy industry for more than five decades [2]. Hatsun Agro Product, which he founded and chairs, buys its milk only from farming communities [2].
The company gives dairy farmers technical help, veterinary care and subsidised cattle feed, and helps them modernise [2]. With Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, it worked on high-protein fodder varieties to improve cattle nutrition [2]. It runs 20 processing plants in six states [2].
Beyond business
In Thiruthangal near Sivakasi, he has supported a railway station, sanitation, sports facilities and the upkeep of water bodies [2]. A trust he backs gives scholarships to poor students studying engineering and medicine, and in 2017 he set up a sports trust for young athletes [2]. Hatsun is a case study at IIM Ahmedabad [2].
The Indian Dairy Association gave him a lifetime achievement award in 2024 [2].
Sources
- [1] Padma Awards 2025: list of awardees — Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed 11 October 2026.
- [2] Padma Awards 2025: citation for R.G. Chandramogan — Padma Awards, Government of India. Accessed 12 October 2026.
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