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'''Vakkaleri Narayana Rao''' (21 December 1921 – 13 August 2009) was an Indian defence scientist and one of the pioneers of [[Electronic Warfare]] in India.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword">{{cite web | url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/monographs/Introduction/Reminiscence.pdf | title=Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword | publisher=Defence Research and Development Organization | date=2007 | access-date=2 July | '''Vakkaleri Narayana Rao''' (21 December 1921 – 13 August 2009) was an Indian defence scientist and one of the pioneers of [[Electronic Warfare]] in India.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword">{{cite web | url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/monographs/Introduction/Reminiscence.pdf | title=Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword | publisher=Defence Research and Development Organization | date=2007 | access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> He was a former director of the [[Defence Electronics Research Laboratory]], Hyderabad.<ref name="Narayana Rao, Vakkaleri">{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/stream/IndianWhosWho198081/TXT/00000361.txt | title=Indian Who's Who | publisher=Indian Who's Who | date=2015 | access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1982.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Shri | publisher=Padma Shri | date=2015 | access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Narayana Rao was born in December 1921 in Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka to Kamalamma and Sripati Rao, an accounts officer, as the third of their eight children.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> He did his early schooling at [[Chamrajpet]] and Vishweshwarpuram and completed his schooling Shimoga High School and Fort High School, Bangalore. He continued his education at the Intermediate College, Bangalore and passed the graduate degree in physics with honours in 1943 from the [[Central College of Bangalore]], under [[Madras University]].<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> His master's degree in Physics was completed at [[Mysore University]] in 1945. He started his career as a trainee at the [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] at the Radio department but left the job after two months to join the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc) as a research assistant where he assisted [[Vikram Sarabhai]] at his research laboratory set up in [[Pune]].<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> Later, on receiving a scholarship, Rao moved to the UK and did training at [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] and the Marconi College of Wireless Communications in [[Chelmsford]] followed by a stint of research at the [[University of Manchester|Manchester College of Technology]] (MCT), [[University of Manchester]], which earned him a patent for his work there.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> In 1948, his thesis was selected and he received a master's degree in engineering (MSc Tech) from the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="University of Manchester: Register of Graduates">{{cite web | url=http://www.mocavo.com/University-of-Manchester-Register-of-Graduates-and-Holders-of-Diplomas-and-Certificates-1851-1958-Volume-1851-1958/938712/552 | title=University of Manchester: Register of Graduates | publisher=University of Manchester | date=2015 | access-date=2 July | Narayana Rao was born in December 1921 in Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka to Kamalamma and Sripati Rao, an accounts officer, as the third of their eight children.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> He did his early schooling at [[Chamrajpet]] and Vishweshwarpuram and completed his schooling Shimoga High School and Fort High School, Bangalore. He continued his education at the Intermediate College, Bangalore and passed the graduate degree in physics with honours in 1943 from the [[Central College of Bangalore]], under [[Madras University]].<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> His master's degree in Physics was completed at [[Mysore University]] in 1945. He started his career as a trainee at the [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] at the Radio department but left the job after two months to join the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc) as a research assistant where he assisted [[Vikram Sarabhai]] at his research laboratory set up in [[Pune]].<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> Later, on receiving a scholarship, Rao moved to the UK and did training at [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] and the Marconi College of Wireless Communications in [[Chelmsford]] followed by a stint of research at the [[University of Manchester|Manchester College of Technology]] (MCT), [[University of Manchester]], which earned him a patent for his work there.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> In 1948, his thesis was selected and he received a master's degree in engineering (MSc Tech) from the [[University of Manchester]].<ref name="University of Manchester: Register of Graduates">{{cite web | url=http://www.mocavo.com/University-of-Manchester-Register-of-Graduates-and-Holders-of-Diplomas-and-Certificates-1851-1958-Volume-1851-1958/938712/552 | title=University of Manchester: Register of Graduates | publisher=University of Manchester | date=2015 | access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
On his return to India in August 1948, Rao joined the [[All India Radio]] as an Assistant Engineer at the High Power Transmitting Station (HPT), Delhi where he worked till his appointment as a lecturer at the department of electrical communication engineering in 1949. He worked there for 5 years during which time he established the Radar Laboratory at the institution.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> In 1954, he joined the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] (DRDO) and was posted at the [[Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory]], formerly Indian Naval Physical Laboratory, [[Kochi]].<ref name="V. Narayana Rao">{{cite journal| doi=10.1049/iipi.1972.0024 | title=Introducing members | journal=IEE-IERE Proceedings India | volume=10 | issue=2 | pages=64 | year=1972 }}</ref> When the [[Defence Electronics Research Laboratory]] (DERL) was established by the DRDO in 1962, Rao was made the founder director.<ref name="V. Narayana Rao" /> | On his return to India in August 1948, Rao joined the [[All India Radio]] as an Assistant Engineer at the High Power Transmitting Station (HPT), Delhi where he worked till his appointment as a lecturer at the department of electrical communication engineering in 1949. He worked there for 5 years during which time he established the Radar Laboratory at the institution.<ref name="Reminiscences of a Defence Scientist - Foreword" /> In 1954, he joined the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] (DRDO) and was posted at the [[Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory]], formerly Indian Naval Physical Laboratory, [[Kochi]].<ref name="V. Narayana Rao">{{cite journal| doi=10.1049/iipi.1972.0024 | title=Introducing members | journal=IEE-IERE Proceedings India | volume=10 | issue=2 | pages=64 | year=1972 }}</ref> When the [[Defence Electronics Research Laboratory]] (DERL) was established by the DRDO in 1962, Rao was made the founder director.<ref name="V. Narayana Rao" /> | ||
Rao received the [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]] in 1978.<ref name="Narayana Rao, Vakkaleri" /><ref name="Electronic Sciences & Technology ">{{cite web | url=http://www.vasvik.org/Electronic_Sciences_&_Technology.html | title=Electronic Sciences & Technology | publisher=Vasvik | date=2015 | access-date=2 July | Rao received the [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]] in 1978.<ref name="Narayana Rao, Vakkaleri" /><ref name="Electronic Sciences & Technology ">{{cite web | url=http://www.vasvik.org/Electronic_Sciences_&_Technology.html | title=Electronic Sciences & Technology | publisher=Vasvik | date=2015 | access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1982.<ref name="Padma Shri" /> He was married to Shakuntala and the couple had three daughters.<ref name="Narayana Rao, Vakkaleri" /> Post superannuation from DERL, he lived in Bangalore.<ref name="Narayana Rao, Vakkaleri" /> | ||
He died in Bangalore on 13 August 2009, at the age of 87.<ref>[https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20090814/1318877.html Former DLRL Director Narayan Rao passes away]</ref> | He died in Bangalore on 13 August 2009, at the age of 87.<ref>[https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20090814/1318877.html Former DLRL Director Narayan Rao passes away]</ref> | ||