Padma Shri Scientist Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as MRS Rao, passed away
BENGALURU:
Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as MRS Rao, an eminent Indian scientist and Padma Shri awardee, died of cardiac arrest at 7 pm at his residence in Tata Nagar in Bengaluru on Sunday.
He was well known for his discipline, scientific knowledge, patience, soft-spoken nature and mentorship of PhD students.
The former Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research president is survived by his wife Padma S Rao and two sons Sharat and Rohan.
He was honoured with the Padma Sri award in 2010 for his contributions to the field of science and engineering.
Born on January 21, 1948, in Mysuru, the 75-year-old scientist, was the first scientist to initiate Chromatin Biology research in India.
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