LONG
Professor C.N.R. Rao is an outstanding scientist who has made important contributions to many fields of physical and solid state chemistry. He has been intensely active in research for more than four decades. He is the author of more than 1000 research papers and has authored/edited more than 35 books. He has received a very large number of awards and is a Foreign Fellow of almost every academy. He has been a builder of institutions and has also been a leading force in science policy not only in India but also in the international arena. He is probably the most quoted and noted chemist from the Third World.
He has also been quite instrumental in developing a close relationship between the Royal Society of Canada and the Indian National Science Academy.

SHORT
Professor Rao is an outstanding scientist who has made important contributions to many fields of physical and solid state chemistry. He has been a builder of institutions and has also been a leading force in science policy not only in India but also in the international arena. He is probably the most quoted and noted chemist from the Third World.