The Asian Scientist 100
C. N. R. Rao
Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
Institution
Government of India
Country
India
Field
Leadership
Rao was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, Japan’s highest civilian award, for his contributions to science and Indo-Japanese science cooperation. He is the only Indian to be elected as a foreign member of the Japan Academy.
(Photo: Royal Society of Chemistry)
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