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{{Infobox scientist | {{Infobox scientist | ||
| name = C. N. R. Rao | | name = C. N. R. Rao | ||
| birth_name = Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao | | birth_name = Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao | ||
| image = Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao 03650.JPG | | image = Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao 03650.JPG | ||
| image_size = 220px | | image_size = 220px | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|06|30|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|06|30|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj|British India]] | | birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| residence = | | residence = | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| field = [[Chemistry]] | | field = [[Chemistry]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Mysore University]] ([[B.S.|BS]])<br />[[Banaras Hindu University]] ([[M.S.|MS]])<br />[[Purdue University]] ([[PhD]]) | | alma_mater = [[Mysore University]] ([[B.S.|BS]])<br />[[Banaras Hindu University]] ([[M.S.|MS]])<br />[[Purdue University]] ([[PhD]]) | ||
| work_institution = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br />[[IIT Kanpur]]<br />[[Indian Institute of Science]]<br />[[University of Oxford]]<br />[[University of Cambridge]]<br />[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] | | work_institution = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br />[[IIT Kanpur]]<br />[[Indian Institute of Science]]<br />[[University of Oxford]]<br />[[University of Cambridge]]<br />[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] | ||
| doctoral_advisor = | | doctoral_advisor = | ||
| known_for = [[Solid-state chemistry]]<br />[[Materials science]] | | known_for = [[Solid-state chemistry]]<br />[[Materials science]] | ||
| prizes = [[Marlow Medal]] (1967)<br>[[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] (1969)<br>[[Hughes Medal]] (2000)<br>[[India Science Award]] (2004)<br>[[Dan David Prize]] (2005) <br>[[Legion of Honor]] (2005)<br>[[Abdus Salam Medal]] (2008)<br>[[Royal Medal]] (2009)<br>[[Padma Shri]] (1974)<br>[[Padma Vibhushan]] (1985)<br>[[Karnataka Ratna]] (2001)<br>[[Bharat Ratna]] (2014) <br>[[Order of Friendship]] (2009) <br>[[National Order of Scientific Merit]] (2012)<br>[[Order of the Rising Sun]] (2015) <br> | | prizes = [[Marlow Medal]] (1967)<br>[[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] (1969)<br>[[Hughes Medal]] (2000)<br>[[India Science Award]] (2004)<br>[[Dan David Prize]] (2005) <br>[[Legion of Honor]] (2005)<br>[[Abdus Salam Medal]] (2008)<br>[[Royal Medal]] (2009)<br>[[Padma Shri]] (1974)<br>[[Padma Vibhushan]] (1985)<br>[[Karnataka Ratna]] (2001)<br>[[Bharat Ratna]] (2014) <br>[[Order of Friendship]] (2009) <br>[[National Order of Scientific Merit]] (2012)<br>[[Order of the Rising Sun]] (2015) <br>Von Hippel Award (2017) <br>[[ENI award]] (2021) | ||
| religion = [[Hindu]] | | religion = [[Hindu]] | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]], Hon. FRSC | | honorific_suffix = [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]], Hon. FRSC | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| homepage = [http://www.jncasr.ac.in/cnrrao/index.html www.jncasr.ac.in] | | homepage = [http://www.jncasr.ac.in/cnrrao/index.html www.jncasr.ac.in] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] | '''Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born 30 June 1934), is an Indian [[chemist]] who has worked mainly in [[solid-state chemistry|solid-state]] and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 83 universities from around the world, and has authored around 1,770 research publications and 53 books.<ref name=":1">https://jncasr.irins.org/profile/2645#other_information_panel</ref> He is described as a scientist who had won all possible awards in his field except the Nobel Prize.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sathyamurthy|first1=N.|last2=Rao|first2=C. N. R.|date=2019|title=Face to Face with Professor C N R Rao|journal=Resonance|language=en|volume=24|issue=7|pages=775–791|doi=10.1007/s12045-019-0840-2|s2cid=201041154}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pulakkat|first=Hari|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bharat-ratna-nominee-cnr-rao-won-all-possible-awards-but-the-nobel-prize/articleshow/25959582.cms|title=Bharat Ratna nominee CNR Rao won all possible awards but the Nobel prize|date=2013-11-18|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> | ||
A precocious child, Rao completed BSc from [[Mysore University]] at age seventeen, and MSc from Banaras Hindu University at age nineteen. He earned a PhD from Purdue University at age twenty-four. He was the youngest lecturer when he joined the [[Indian Institute of Science]] in 1959.<ref name=":2" /> After a transfer to [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], he returned to IISc, eventually becoming its Director from 1984 to 1994. He was Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India during 1985 to 1989 and 2005 to 2014. He found and works in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] and International Centre for Materials Science. | A precocious child, Rao completed BSc from [[Mysore University]] at age seventeen, and MSc from Banaras Hindu University at age nineteen. He earned a PhD from Purdue University at age twenty-four. He was the youngest lecturer when he joined the [[Indian Institute of Science]] in 1959.<ref name=":2" /> After a transfer to [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], he returned to IISc, eventually becoming its Director from 1984 to 1994. He was Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India during 1985 to 1989 and 2005 to 2014. He found and works in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] and International Centre for Materials Science. | ||
Rao received most important scientific awards and honours including the [[Marlow Medal]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], [[Hughes Medal]], [[India Science Award]], [[Dan David Prize]], [[Royal Medal]], Von Hippel Award, [[ENI award]] | Rao received most important scientific awards and honours including the [[Marlow Medal]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], [[Hughes Medal]], [[India Science Award]], [[Dan David Prize]], [[Royal Medal]], Von Hippel Award, and [[ENI award]]. He also received [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibhushan]] from Government of India. On 16 November 2013, the Government of India selected him for [[Bharat Ratna]], the highest civilian award in India, making him the third scientist after [[C.V.Raman|C.V. Raman]] and [[A P J Abdul Kalam|A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece?homepage=true | title=C.N.R. Rao, Sachin conferred Bharat Ratna | newspaper=The Hindu | date=4 February 2014 | access-date=12 February 2014| last1=Dhar | first1=Aarti }}</ref> to receive the award.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sachin-eminent-scientist-CNR-Rao-get-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/25892638.cms | title=Sachin, eminent scientist CNR Rao get Bharat Ratna | work=The Times of India | date=16 November 2013 | access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="BR1">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx | title=Sachin first sportsperson to win country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | place=New Delhi | date=16 November 2013 | access-date=16 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117200437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx | archive-date=17 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="BR2">{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |title=Bharat Ratna for Prof CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119004210/http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |archive-date=19 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> He received the award on 4 February 2014 from President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]].<ref name="times14">{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-hangs-his-boots/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 February 2014|date=4 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="hindu2014">{{cite news|title=CNR Rao, Sachin receive Bharat Ratna|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece|access-date=4 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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==Awards and recognition== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
* Member of many of the world's scientific associations, including the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]], [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[Fellow of the Royal Society|Royal Society]] (London, 1982), [[Royal Society of Canada]], [[French Academy]], [[Japan Academy|Japanese Academy]], [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] and [[Polish Academy of Sciences]], [[Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences]], [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts|Serbian Academy of Sciences]], [[Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts|Slovenian Academy of Sciences]], [[Brazilian Academy of Sciences]], [[Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences]], [[National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea|National Academy of Sciences of Korea]], [[African Academy of Sciences]], and the [[American Philosophical Society]]. He is also member of the [[Pontifical Academy]] and Foreign Member of [[Academia Europaea]]. | * Member of many of the world's scientific associations, including the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]], [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[Fellow of the Royal Society|Royal Society]] (London, 1982), [[Royal Society of Canada]], [[French Academy]], [[Japan Academy|Japanese Academy]], [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] and [[Polish Academy of Sciences]], [[Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences]], [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts|Serbian Academy of Sciences]], [[Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts|Slovenian Academy of Sciences]], [[Brazilian Academy of Sciences]], [[Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences]], [[National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea|National Academy of Sciences of Korea]], [[African Academy of Sciences]], and the [[American Philosophical Society]]. He is also member of the [[Pontifical Academy]] and Foreign Member of [[Academia Europaea]]. | ||
* Honorary doctorates from several universities including Bordeaux, Caen, Colorado, Khartoum, Liverpool, Northwestern, Novosibirsk, Oxford, Purdue, Stellenbosch, Universite Joseph Fourier, Wales, Wroclaw, Notre Dame, Uppsala, [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Anna, AP, Banaras, Bengal Engineering, Bangalore, Burdwan, Bundelkhand, Delhi, Hyderabad, IGNOU, [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]], Kharagpur, Delhi, Patna, JNTU, Kalyani, Karnataka, Kolkata, Kuvempu, Lucknow, Mangalore, Manipur, Mysore, Osmania, Punjab, Roorkee, Sikkim Manipal, SRM, Tumkur, Sri Venkateswara, Vidyasagar, [[Amity University, Gurgaon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Satyarthi's '3D' model: Dream, discover, do|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Satyarthis-3D-model-Dream-discover-do/articleshow/46318805.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> and [[Visveswaraya Technological University]].<ref name="john"/><ref name="insa"/> | * Honorary doctorates from several universities including Bordeaux, Caen, Colorado, Khartoum, Liverpool, Northwestern, Novosibirsk, Oxford, Purdue, Stellenbosch, Universite Joseph Fourier, Wales, Wroclaw, Notre Dame, Uppsala, [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Anna, AP, Banaras, Bengal Engineering, Bangalore, Burdwan, Bundelkhand, Delhi, Hyderabad, IGNOU, [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]], Kharagpur, Delhi, Patna, JNTU, Kalyani, Karnataka, Kolkata, Kuvempu, Lucknow, Mangalore, Manipur, Mysore, Osmania, Punjab, Roorkee, Sikkim Manipal, SRM, Tumkur, Sri Venkateswara, Vidyasagar, [[Amity University, Gurgaon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Satyarthi's '3D' model: Dream, discover, do|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Satyarthis-3D-model-Dream-discover-do/articleshow/46318805.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> and [[Visveswaraya Technological University]].<ref name="john"/><ref name="insa"/> | ||
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* | ===Major scientific awards=== | ||
* Centenary Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London | * 1967: [[Marlow Medal]] by the [[Faraday Society]] of England<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xn--ppstlicheakademiederwissenschaften-b4c.va/content/accademia/en/academicians/ordinary/rao.html|title=Chintamani N.R. Rao|website=The Pontifical Academy of Sciences|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> | ||
* [[Hughes Medal]] by the [[Royal Society]] | * 1968: [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] in Chemical Science<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | * 2000: Centenary Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* 2000: [[Hughes Medal]] by the [[Royal Society]]<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* 2004: [[India Science Award]]<ref>{{cite journal |author= Ramasami T|title= India Science Award and Dan David Prize for C. N. R. Rao |url= http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/mar102005/687.pdf|journal= Current Science |volume=88 |issue= 5| pages=687 |year=2005 }}</ref> | |||
* [[Dan David Prize]] from Tel Aviv University | * 2005: [[Dan David Prize]] from Tel Aviv University<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/03/04/stories/2005030419220500.htm The Hindu : Karnataka News : Dan David prize for C.N.R. Rao] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606102413/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/03/04/stories/2005030419220500.htm |date=6 June 2011 }}. Hinduonnet.com (4 March 2005). Retrieved 13 March 2012.</ref> shared with [[George M. Whitesides|George Whitesides]] and [[Robert Langer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dandavidprize.com/index.html |title=Dan David Prize |access-date=6 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511221915/http://www.dandavidprize.com/index.html |archive-date=11 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
* 2008: Abdus Salam Medal by [[The World Academy of Sciences]] (TWAS)<ref>{{cite web|title=Abdus Salam Medal|url=http://twas-old.ictp.it/prog/prizes/abdus-salam-medal|publisher=The World Academy of Sciences|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> | |||
* 2009: [[Royal Medal]] by the Royal Society<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* 2010: August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann Medal by the [[German Chemical Society]]<ref>{{cite journal|doi= 10.1038/nindia.2009.365|title= Need young scientists to lead: C N R Rao|year= 2010|last1= Jayaraman|first1= K. S.|journal= Nature India}}</ref> | |||
* 2017: The Von Hippel Award by the Materials Research Society<ref>https://www.jncasr.ac.in/faculty/cnrrao/awards</ref> | |||
* 2021: International [[ENI award]] 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage, also called the Energy Frontier award<ref>https://dst.gov.in/bharat-ratna-professor-rao-receives-eni-international-award-research-energy-frontiers</ref> | |||
===Scientific awards=== | |||
* 1961: DSc from Mysore University. | |||
* 1973: Yedanapalli Medal and Prize<ref name=ias>{{cite web|title=RAO, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/academy/rao_pop.html|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> | |||
* 1975: C. V. Raman Award in Physical Science by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission of India]]<ref name=ias/> | |||
* 1980: S. N. Bose Medal by the [[Indian National Science Academy]]<ref name=bas>{{cite web|title=Professor C.N.R. Rao FRS Biography|url=http://www.bas.org.bd/fellowship/list-of-fellows-/userprofile/cnrao.html|publisher=Bangladesh Academy of Sciences|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> | |||
* 1981: [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] (London) Medal<ref name="C.N.R. Rao - Elsevier">{{cite book | url=http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-solid-state-chemistry/editorial-board/cnr-rao/ | title=C.N.R. Rao - Elsevier | publisher=Elsevier | date=2015 | access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref> | |||
* 1981: Founding member of the [[World Cultural Council]]<ref>{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = [[World Cultural Council]] | url = http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/about-us/ | access-date = November 8, 2016}}</ref> | |||
* 1989: Hevrovsky Gold Medal of the [[Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences]]<ref name=bas/> | |||
* 1990: Meghnath Saha Medal of the Indian National Science Academy | |||
* 1996: Einstein Gold Medal of [[UNESCO]]<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* 2004: [[Doctor of Science]] from [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>[http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/university_frame.htm Honoris Causa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808224127/http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/university_frame.htm |date=8 August 2011 }}. Caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 13 March 2012</ref> | |||
* 2004: Somiya Award of the International Union of Materials Research. | |||
* 2008: Nikkei Asia Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation, by [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]], Inc., Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title= CNR Rao Awarded Nikkei Asia Prize|url= http://convergence.ucsb.edu/news/cnr-rao-awarded-nikkei-asia-prize|date= 25 February 2008|work= Convergence|access-date= 23 November 2013|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001336/http://convergence.ucsb.edu/news/cnr-rao-awarded-nikkei-asia-prize|archive-date= 3 December 2013|df= dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
* 2008: Khwarizmi International Award 2008 for Innovation along with [[Ajayan Vinu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://213.176.123.54/kia/content/khwarizmi-international-award-21st-session-2008|title=Khwarizmi International Award 21st Session -2008 - Khwarizmi International Award (KIA)|work=123.54|access-date=2016-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141230/http://213.176.123.54/kia/content/khwarizmi-international-award-21st-session-2008|archive-date=13 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
* 2011: Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for materials research<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* 2013: 2012 Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]<ref>[http://newsonair.nic.in/news.asp?cat=National&id=NN8997&bigger=bigger China's top science award for Dr.C.N. R. Rao] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005822/http://newsonair.nic.in/news.asp?cat=National&id=NN8997&bigger=bigger |date=27 January 2013 }}. Retrieved 24 January 2013</ref> | |||
* 2013: Elected honorary foreign member of [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CNR Rao is 1st Indian elected for Chinese Academy of Science |date= 22 November 2013| url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/370393/cnr-rao-1st-indian-elected.html |work= Deccan Herald |access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> | |||
* 2013: Distinguished Academician Award from [[IIT Patna]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.iitp.ac.in | title=Welcome to IITP}}</ref> | |||
* 2018: Platinum Medal from Indian Association of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iannindia.org|title=Indian Association of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IANN)|website=www.iannindia.org|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/indiannano/events/news/iannplatinummedalfirstawardeeprofcnrrao|title=IANN Platinum Medal: First Awardee Prof C N R Rao - Indian Association of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IANN)|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref> | |||
* 2019: The first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research from the [[Center for Advanced Materials]] of the United Arab Emirates<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/first-uae-research-prize-for-scientist-cnr-rao/1461088|title=First UAE research prize for scientist CNR Rao|date=18 January 2019|website=Outlook|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> | |||
* Foreign fellow of [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]]<ref name=bas/> | * Foreign fellow of [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]]<ref name=bas/> | ||
===Indian governmental honours=== | ===Indian governmental honours=== | ||
* [[Padma Shri]] in 1974 | * [[Padma Shri]] in 1974 | ||
* [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1985 | * [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1985 | ||
* [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2014<ref name=times14/><ref name=hindu2014/> | |||
* [[Karnataka Ratna]] by the [[Karnataka Government|Karnataka State Government]] in 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Karnataka+Ratna/en|title=Karnataka Government|website=karnataka.gov.in|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/CNR-Rao-thrilled-over-award/articleshow/35853372.cms|title=CNR Rao thrilled over award - Times of India|date=28 March 2001|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> | * [[Karnataka Ratna]] by the [[Karnataka Government|Karnataka State Government]] in 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Karnataka+Ratna/en|title=Karnataka Government|website=karnataka.gov.in|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/CNR-Rao-thrilled-over-award/articleshow/35853372.cms|title=CNR Rao thrilled over award - Times of India|date=28 March 2001|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> | ||
===Foreign honours=== | ===Foreign honours=== | ||