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'''Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao''' (August 5, 1906 – September 4, 1992) was an Indian geophysicist, writer and one of the founding leaders of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC).<ref name="ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=ongcs-phenomenal-journey-towards-diamond-jubilee§ion_url_key=state-editions | title=ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE | publisher=Pioneer | date=31 August 2015 | accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> It was Rao who was reported to have identified ''Patiala House'' as the headquarters of the organization.<ref name="ONCE AGAIN, IT’S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=once-again-its-time-for-double-celebration-at-ongc§ion_url_key=state-editions | title=ONCE AGAIN, IT’S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC | publisher=Pioneer | date=14 August 2013 | accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Born in the [[Mysore State|Mysore state]] of [[British India]], (present-day [[Karnataka]] state), on 5 August 1906, he secured his post graduate degree (MSc) from the [[University of Mysore]] before joining the [[Geological Survey of India]] (GSI).<ref name="Fellow Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Rao,_Mr_Mandagere_Bharadwaj_Ramachandra | title=Fellow Profile | publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> Later, when the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was formed in 1956, he joined the organization along with a number of geoscientists from GSI where he served for a number of years.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/connect/ongcindia/Home/Company/History/ | title=History | publisher=ONGC | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> |
'''Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao''' (August 5, 1906 – September 4, 1992) was an Indian geophysicist, writer and one of the founding leaders of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC).<ref name="ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=ongcs-phenomenal-journey-towards-diamond-jubilee§ion_url_key=state-editions | title=ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE | publisher=Pioneer | date=31 August 2015 | accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> It was Rao who was reported to have identified ''Patiala House'' as the headquarters of the organization.<ref name="ONCE AGAIN, IT’S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=once-again-its-time-for-double-celebration-at-ongc§ion_url_key=state-editions | title=ONCE AGAIN, IT’S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC | publisher=Pioneer | date=14 August 2013 | accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Born in the [[Mysore State|Mysore state]] of [[British India]], (present-day [[Karnataka]] state), on 5 August 1906, he secured his post graduate degree (MSc) from the [[University of Mysore]] before joining the [[Geological Survey of India]] (GSI).<ref name="Fellow Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Rao,_Mr_Mandagere_Bharadwaj_Ramachandra | title=Fellow Profile | publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> Later, when the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was formed in 1956, he joined the organization along with a number of geoscientists from GSI where he served for a number of years.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/connect/ongcindia/Home/Company/History/ | title=History | publisher=ONGC | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> |
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Rao published several scientific articles<ref name="Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.geosocindia.org/index.php/jgsi/search/authors/view?firstName=M.%20B.&middleName=&lastName=Ramachandra%20Rao&affiliation=Oil%20and%20Natural%20Gas%20Commission&country=IN | title=Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI | publisher=Geological Survey of India | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> and a number of books on geophysics.<ref name="BhimasankaramGupta1980">{{cite book|author1=V. L. S. Bhimasankaram|author2=C. P. Gupta|author3=Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao|title=Proceedings of the Seminar on Exploration Geophysics in India, February 1977, Hyderabad: C.P. Gupta ... [et Al.].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5-8oAEACAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Association of Exploration Geophysicists}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A Compilation of Papers on the Assam Earthquake of August 15, 1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6cdDAAAAIAAJ|year=1953}}</ref> He was an elected fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="Fellow Profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1972, for his contributions to science.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |
Rao published several scientific articles<ref name="Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.geosocindia.org/index.php/jgsi/search/authors/view?firstName=M.%20B.&middleName=&lastName=Ramachandra%20Rao&affiliation=Oil%20and%20Natural%20Gas%20Commission&country=IN | title=Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI | publisher=Geological Survey of India | date=2016 | accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> and a number of books on geophysics.<ref name="BhimasankaramGupta1980">{{cite book|author1=V. L. S. Bhimasankaram|author2=C. P. Gupta|author3=Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao|title=Proceedings of the Seminar on Exploration Geophysics in India, February 1977, Hyderabad: C.P. Gupta ... [et Al.].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5-8oAEACAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Association of Exploration Geophysicists}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A Compilation of Papers on the Assam Earthquake of August 15, 1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6cdDAAAAIAAJ|year=1953}}</ref> He was an elected fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="Fellow Profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1972, for his contributions to science.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |accessdate=January 3, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |df= }}</ref> He died on 4 September 1992, at the age of 86.<ref name="Fellow Profile" /> |
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M. B. Ramachandra Rao | |
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Born | Karnataka, India | August 5, 1906
Died | September 4, 1992 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Geophysicist |
Known for | Writings on geophysics |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao (August 5, 1906 – September 4, 1992) was an Indian geophysicist, writer and one of the founding leaders of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC).[1] It was Rao who was reported to have identified Patiala House as the headquarters of the organization.[2] Born in the Mysore state of British India, (present-day Karnataka state), on 5 August 1906, he secured his post graduate degree (MSc) from the University of Mysore before joining the Geological Survey of India (GSI).[3] Later, when the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was formed in 1956, he joined the organization along with a number of geoscientists from GSI where he served for a number of years.[4]
Rao published several scientific articles[5] and a number of books on geophysics.[6][7] He was an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[3] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1972, for his contributions to science.[8] He died on 4 September 1992, at the age of 86.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE". Pioneer. 31 August 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "ONCE AGAIN, IT'S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC". Pioneer. 14 August 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fellow Profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "History". ONGC. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI". Geological Survey of India. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ V. L. S. Bhimasankaram; C. P. Gupta; Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao (1980). Proceedings of the Seminar on Exploration Geophysics in India, February 1977, Hyderabad: C.P. Gupta ... [et Al.]. Association of Exploration Geophysicists.
- ^ A Compilation of Papers on the Assam Earthquake of August 15, 1950. 1953.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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External links
- "Virtual International Authority File". Viaf.org. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- "On WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- M.B. Ramachandra Rao volume. 1977.
- John J. Clague; Douglas Stead (23 August 2012). Landslides: Types, Mechanisms and Modeling. Cambridge University Press. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-1-139-56039-9.
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
- 1906 births
- 1992 deaths
- University of Mysore alumni
- Indian geophysicists
- Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Indian technology writers
- 20th-century Indian physicists
- Scientists from Karnataka
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