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V. Rama Rao</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG/170px-Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG/255px-Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG/340px-Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_-_Kolkata_2011-08-02_4643.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Alla Venkata Rama Rao</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1935-04-02</span>) </span>2 April 1935<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 89)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a><br />(present-day <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, India)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Chemist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Organic synthesis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Hymavathy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Two sons, 1daughter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> (2016)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (1991)<br /> K.G. Naik Gold Medal<br /><a href="/wiki/VASVIK_Industrial_Research_Award" title="VASVIK Industrial Research Award">VASVIK Industrial Research Award</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic Society">Asiatic Society</a> Medal<br /><a href="/wiki/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research" title="Council for Scientific and Industrial Research">CSIR</a> Technology Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Sciences_for_the_Developing_World" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Sciences for the Developing World">TWAS</a> Technology Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Institute of Chemical Technology">UDCT</a> Distinguished Alumni and Diamond Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Institute of Chemical Technology">ICT</a> Platinum Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research" title="Council for Scientific and Industrial Research">CSIR</a> Business Prize<br /><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award" title="Om Prakash Bhasin Award">Om Prakash Bhasin Award</a><br />Chemical Research Society Gold Medal<br /><a href="/wiki/Indian_Science_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Science Congress">ISC</a> Presidential Gold Medal<br />Dr. <a href="/wiki/Yellapragada_Subba_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellapragada Subba Rao">Yellapragada Subba Rao</a> Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Prafulla_Chandra_Ray" title="Prafulla Chandra Ray">P. C. Ray</a> Medal<br />Dr. Y. Nayudamma Gold Medal<br /><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Science_Academy" title="Indian National Science Academy">INSA</a> Viswakarma Medal<br /><a href="/wiki/Ranbaxy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranbaxy">Ranbaxy</a> Research Foundation Award<br /><a href="/wiki/FICCI" class="mw-redirect" title="FICCI">FICCI</a> Award</td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">In this <a href="/wiki/Telugu_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Telugu name">Telugu name</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Surname" title="Surname">surname</a> is <i> Alla</i>.</div><p><b>Alla Venkata Rama Rao</b> (born 2 April 1935) is an Indian inventor and chemist,<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> known for his pioneering research in the field of drug technology.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the founder of the A. V. Rama Rao Research Foundation, a <a href="/wiki/Non_governmental_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non governmental organization">non governmental organization</a> promoting research and doctoral studies in chemistry and Avra Laboratories, an organization dealing in intermediates and <a href="/wiki/Active_ingredient" title="Active ingredient">active pharmaceutical ingredients</a>, used in <a href="/wiki/Therapeutics" class="mw-redirect" title="Therapeutics">therapeutics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AVRA_Lab_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVRA_Lab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An elected fellow of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Science_Academy" title="Indian National Science Academy">Indian National Science Academy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Academy_of_Sciences" title="Indian Academy of Sciences">Indian Academy of Sciences</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-IAS_Fellow_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAS_Fellow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences,_India" title="National Academy of Sciences, India">National Academy of Sciences, India</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NASI_Fellow_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASI_Fellow-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Third_World_Academy_of_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Third World Academy of Sciences">Third World Academy of Sciences</a> (TWAS), Rama Rao is a recipient of several awards such as <a href="/wiki/TWAS" class="mw-redirect" title="TWAS">TWAS</a> Technology Award,<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/VASVIK_Industrial_Research_Award" title="VASVIK Industrial Research Award">VASVIK Industrial Research Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-Chemical_Sciences_&_Technology_Award_winners_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chemical_Sciences_&_Technology_Award_winners-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award" title="Om Prakash Bhasin Award">Om Prakash Bhasin Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> awarded him <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> in 1991 and <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Bhushan_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Bhushan-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._V._Rama_Rao&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rama Rao was born in a <a href="/wiki/Kapu_(caste)" title="Kapu (caste)">Kapu</a> family<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 2 April 1935 in <a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a><sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to a government employee as one of his nine children.<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IAS_Fellow_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAS_Fellow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As his father had to work at various places due to frequent transfers, he stayed with his grand parents at Guntur during his school days. He graduated in chemistry (BSc) from A. C. College<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_University" title="Andhra University">Andhra University</a> in 1956 and worked for one year at his alma mater as a demonstrator,<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before moving to Mumbai to secure his post-graduate degree in Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals from the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Institute of Chemical Technology">UDCT</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Mumbai University">Mumbai University</a> in 1960. This was followed by doctoral studies under the guidance of <a href="/wiki/Krishnasami_Venkataraman" title="Krishnasami Venkataraman">Krishnaswami Venkataraman</a>, the first Indian director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Chemical_Laboratory" title="National Chemical Laboratory">National Chemical Laboratory</a> (NCL),<sup id="cite_ref-Prof.George_delivers_Prof.Venkataraman_memorial_lecture_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prof.George_delivers_Prof.Venkataraman_memorial_lecture-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to obtain a PhD in 1965. He continued his research at NCL, working there as a B Grade Scientist, till 1975 when he joined <a href="/wiki/Elias_James_Corey" title="Elias James Corey">Elias James Corey</a>, 1991 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> for a two-year stint at research along with the American organic chemist.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to India in 1977 and continued his research at NCL for another eight years.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, he was appointed as the director of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Indian Institute of Chemical Technology">Indian Institute of Chemical Technology</a> (IICT) (then known as Regional Research Laboratory) where he worked till 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Time_line_IICT_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time_line_IICT-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his superannuation from IICT, he founded Avra Laboratories, at <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a>, then capital of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, for high-end contract research and manufacture of intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients for the medical industry. The company operates out of three centres in Hyderabad and one in <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Visakhapatanam">Visakhapatanam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AVRA_Lab_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVRA_Lab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rao married Hymavathy<sup id="cite_ref-A.V._RAMA_RAO'S_70TH_BIRTHDAY_BASH_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A.V._RAMA_RAO'S_70TH_BIRTHDAY_BASH-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during his early years at NCL and the couple has two sons, Chandra and Ramakrishna,<sup id="cite_ref-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> both doctorate holders in chemistry, assisting their father at Avra Laboratories.<sup id="cite_ref-Management_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Management-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family lives in Hyderabad, attending to the businesses of Avra Laboratories and Avra Synthesis, a sister concern.<sup id="cite_ref-AVRA_Lab_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVRA_Lab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He serves as the Managing Director of both companies while holding the directorship of Andhra Sugars Limited, manufacturers of industrial chemicals and supplies.<sup id="cite_ref-Director_information_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Director_information-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._V._Rama_Rao&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rao's research, in the beginning, was focused on synthetic dyes and advanced studies on plant and insect pigments.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His elucidation of the structure of the <a href="/wiki/Lac_(resin)" title="Lac (resin)">lac</a> dye as a composition of four different constituents, A, B, C and D variants of the Laccaic acid was one of his early achievements.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Working further on the biogenetic origin of the product, he explored other insect pigments such as <a href="/wiki/Kermesic_acid" title="Kermesic acid">kermesic acid</a>, erythrolaccin, and ceroalbolinic acid which led to the revision of the established concepts of their origin.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His research led to the isolation of 100 new compounds from plants and insects.<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Association with <a href="/wiki/Elias_James_Corey" title="Elias James Corey">Corey</a> at Harvard University shifted his focus to studies related to the synthesis of biologically active natural products and he turned his attention to antitumor <a href="/wiki/Antibiotics" class="mw-redirect" title="Antibiotics">antibiotics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macrolide" title="Macrolide">macrolide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immunosuppressants" class="mw-redirect" title="Immunosuppressants">immunosuppressants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyclic_peptides" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclic peptides">cyclic peptides</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his return to India and resuming his career at NCL, he set up a school for synthesis of biofunctional molecules.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, he guided the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Indian Institute of Chemical Technology">Indian Institute of Chemical Technology</a> to become one of the top schools in India and introduced private and public sector industry participation in the research projects of the institution. The laboratory he established at IICT was fully funded by the members of the industry.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has mentored 109 research scholars in their doctoral studies as well as several post doctoral fellows.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The contributions of Rama Rao are reported to be noteworthy in the area of <a href="/wiki/Organic_synthesis" title="Organic synthesis">organic synthesis</a>, especially asymmetric synthesis. He is known to have developed cheaper methodology for the synthesis of anti-tumour antibiotics such as <a href="/wiki/Anthracyclines" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthracyclines">Anthracyclines</a>, Fredericamycin-A, Cervinomycins A1 and A2, Aronorosin, and <a href="/wiki/Lavendamycin" title="Lavendamycin">Lavendamycin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He evolved a new method for the construction of the spiro[2,2]-nonane system, a constituent of Fredericamycin A, a first-time achievement in the world, and succeeded in its total synthesis.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He proposed alternative methodologies for the synthesis of MeBmt, a variety of amino acid present in cyclosporin-A and of FK-506k, a 23-membered macrolide with 14-asymmetric carbons, which are reported to be noteworthy achievements in the field of asymmetric synthesis.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His work also covered the synthesis of <a href="/wiki/Depsipeptides" class="mw-redirect" title="Depsipeptides">depsipeptides</a> such as Jaspamide and Geodiamolides and <a href="/wiki/Macrolides" class="mw-redirect" title="Macrolides">macrolides</a>, namely <a href="/wiki/Zearalenone" title="Zearalenone">Zearalenone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rifamycin" title="Rifamycin">Rifamycin</a>-S, <a href="/wiki/Rhizoxin" title="Rhizoxin">Rhizoxin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rapamycin" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapamycin">Rapamycin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rao is the pioneer of <a href="/wiki/Chiral_synthesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiral synthesis">Chiral synthesis</a> and technology in India and is known to have synthesized compounds of high structural diversity like Coriolic acid, Dimorphicolic acid, β-Lactam antibiotics, Azamacrolides, <a href="/wiki/Camptothecin" title="Camptothecin">Camptothecin</a>, Andrimid and <a href="/wiki/Chrysanthemic_acid" title="Chrysanthemic acid">Chrysanthemic acid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His work on K-13 has been adopted for the synthesis of <a href="/wiki/Vancomycin" title="Vancomycin">Vancomycin</a> and has helped in the synthesis of vancomycinic acid and the biphenyl segment of Vancomycin.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cipla" title="Cipla">Cipla</a>, an Indian drug manufacturer, utilised the cost-effective methodology Rao introduced in the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Azidothymidine" class="mw-redirect" title="Azidothymidine">Azidothymidine</a> (AZT), the first curative drug in the disease management of <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a>. His research have also helped in the synthesis of HIV inhibitors namely Betzalladines, Calanolides, Mischellamines and Abbot's <a href="/wiki/Protease" title="Protease">protease</a> inhibitor.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cipla have acknowledged Rao's contributions in the formulations of several drugs such as <a href="/wiki/Salbutamol" title="Salbutamol">Salbutamol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vinblastine" title="Vinblastine">Vinblastine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vincristine" title="Vincristine">Vincristine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Etoposide" title="Etoposide">Etoposide</a>, apart from AZT.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, when Rao set out to establish his own research centre, Avra Laboratories, several agencies such as Dai-ichi Karkaria, <a href="/wiki/G.D._Searle,_LLC" title="G.D. Searle, LLC">G.D. Searle, LLC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research" title="Council for Scientific and Industrial Research">Council for Scientific and Industrial Research</a> provided him with financial and infrastructural assistance. He undertook several research assignments under the aegis of the centre for Drug Manufacturers like <a href="/wiki/G.D._Searle,_LLC" title="G.D. Searle, LLC">G. D. Searle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bristol-Myers_Squibb" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol-Myers Squibb">Bristol-Myers Squibb</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his successful assignment of stabilizing a molecule with anti-asthmatic properties for Cytomed, a US drug manufacturer, was one of them.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His early research on plants and insects has been documented in over 70 scientific papers<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the latter day work by way of over 190 scientific papers, totalling 260 papers, published in peer-reviewed journals.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chemical Reviews, a known journal, invited him to contribute to their special issue on the synthesis of bio-functional molecules in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He holds 30 patents,<sup id="cite_ref-Management_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Management-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Patents_by_Inventor_Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patents_by_Inventor_Alla_Venkata_Rama_Rao-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Patents_Observer_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patents_Observer-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for chemical synthesis and isolation processes, many of which are in use with drug manufacturers in the US and India.<sup id="cite_ref-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_have_always_looked_for_ideas_that_are_tough,_relevant_for_the_society_and_can_make_a_name_for_India-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_spin-outs_set_to_flourish_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_spin-outs_set_to_flourish-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-A_Tribute_to_Prof._A._V._Rama_Rao_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Tribute_to_Prof._A._V._Rama_Rao-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides being a member of many government policy-making bodies, he has been associated with the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> and the Ozone Cell of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environmental_Programme" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Environmental Programme">United Nations Environmental Programme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also delivered many keynote addresses and Endowment lectures at various conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-Sri_Gopalkishanrao_Vepachedu_Memorial_Lecture_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sri_Gopalkishanrao_Vepachedu_Memorial_Lecture-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IICHE_Lecture_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IICHE_Lecture-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A. V. Rama Rao Research Foundation, the science forum he founded, promotes research, conducts doctoral courses in association with <a href="/wiki/Osmania_University" title="Osmania University">Osmania University</a><sup id="cite_ref-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview:_Chemistry_is_the_business-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has instituted awards, together with <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Chemical_Engineers" title="Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers">Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers</a> (IICHe), for recognising excellence in chemical research.<sup id="cite_ref-IIChe_Awards_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IIChe_Awards-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognitions">Awards and recognitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._V._Rama_Rao&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards and recognitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Academy_of_Sciences" title="Indian Academy of Sciences">Indian Academy of Sciences</a>, Bengaluru, elected Rao as their Fellow in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-IAS_Fellow_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAS_Fellow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Science_Academy" title="Indian National Science Academy">Indian National Science Academy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences,_India" title="National Academy of Sciences, India">National Academy of Sciences, India</a>, the two other major science academies in India, followed suit, by electing him as a Fellow in 1986<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1989,<sup id="cite_ref-NASI_Fellow_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASI_Fellow-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> respectively. Subsequently, the <a href="/wiki/Third_World_Academy_of_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Third World Academy of Sciences">Third World Academy of Sciences</a> also elected him as a Fellow in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received the K. G. Naik Medal in 1982<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, two years later, he was awarded the 1984 <a href="/wiki/VASVIK_Industrial_Research_Award" title="VASVIK Industrial Research Award">VASVIK Industrial Research Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chemical_Sciences_&_Technology_Award_winners_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chemical_Sciences_&_Technology_Award_winners-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government of India included him in the 1991 <a href="/wiki/Indian_honours_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian honours system">Republic Day honours</a> list for the civilian award of the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was awarded the Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial Medal of the <a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic Society">Asiatic Society</a> in 1992 and the <a href="/wiki/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research" title="Council for Scientific and Industrial Research">Council for Scientific and Industrial Research</a> (CSIR) Technology Award reached him in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Sciences_for_the_Developing_World" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Sciences for the Developing World">Academy of Sciences for the Developing World</a> (TWAS) honoured him with their Technology Award in 1994, making him the first Indian chemist to receive the award.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Tribute_to_Prof._A._V._Rama_Rao_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Tribute_to_Prof._A._V._Rama_Rao-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IICHE_Lecture_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IICHE_Lecture-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received three more awards the same year, the first, UDCT Distinguished Alumni and UDCT Diamond Award, from his alma mater, <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Institute of Chemical Technology">Institute of Chemical Technology</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by CSIR Business Prize from the <a href="/wiki/Council_for_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research" title="Council for Scientific and Industrial Research">Council for Scientific and Industrial Research</a><sup id="cite_ref-INSA_profile_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSA_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award" title="Om Prakash Bhasin Award">Om Prakash Bhasin Award</a> from Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Om_Prakash_Bhasin_Award-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first decade of the 21st century saw him receiving three awards, Chemical Research Society Gold Medal in 2006, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Science_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Science Congress">Indian Science Congress</a> Presidential Gold Medal in 2007 and <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chemical_Technology" title="Institute of Chemical Technology">Institute of Chemical Technology</a>, Mumbai Platinum Award in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._A._V._Rama_Rao,_FNA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, he was awarded the Dr. <a href="/wiki/Yellapragada_Subba_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellapragada Subba Rao">Yellapragada Subba Rao</a> Award, by the <a href="/wiki/Nellore" title="Nellore">Nellore</a> based foundation, in the name of the late Indian biochemist.<sup id="cite_ref-Yellapragada_award_for_A.V._Rama_Rao_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yellapragada_award_for_A.V._Rama_Rao-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a recipient of <a href="/wiki/Prafulla_Chandra_Ray" title="Prafulla Chandra Ray">P. C. Ray</a> Medal, Dr. Y. Nayudamma Gold Medal, <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Science_Academy" title="Indian National Science Academy">INSA</a> Viswakarma Medal, <a href="/wiki/Ranbaxy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranbaxy">Ranbaxy</a> Research Foundation Award and <a href="/wiki/FICCI" class="mw-redirect" title="FICCI">FICCI</a> Award.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction_12-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashree_Rama_Rao_—_A_man_of_distinction-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Centre_for_Advanced_Scientific_Research" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research">Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research</a> instituted a lecture series, <i>A. V. Rama Rao Lecture Series</i>, composed of Foundation lectures and Prize lectures, to commemorate his 70th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-A_V_Rama_Rao_Lecture_series_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_V_Rama_Rao_Lecture_series-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Space_Research_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Space Research Organization">Indian Space Research Organization</a> (ISRO), in association with Avra Laboratories, has also instituted an award lecture in his honour.<sup id="cite_ref-A_V_Rama_Rao_Technology_Award_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_V_Rama_Rao_Technology_Award-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archive for Organic Chemistry issued a commemorative issue in 2005, to mark the 70th birth year of Rama Rao.<sup id="cite_ref-Arkivoc_2005_3_Commemorative_for_Doctor_A._V._Rama_Rao_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arkivoc_2005_3_Commemorative_for_Doctor_A._V._Rama_Rao-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._V._Rama_Rao&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a 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V. Rama Rao</i>. Arkat-USA, Inc. p. 308. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1597300155" title="Special:BookSources/978-1597300155"><bdi>978-1597300155</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Arkivoc+2005+3+Commemorative+for+Doctor+A.+V.+Rama+Rao&rft.pages=308&rft.pub=Arkat-USA%2C+Inc&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1597300155&rft.au=Ramaiah+Muthyala&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AA.+V.+Rama+Rao" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151002093013/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/interviews/3790098/dr-a-v-rama-rao-legend">"Dr. A.V. Rama Rao-A Legend"</a>. <i>Chemical Business</i>. <b>14</b> (7): 21. July 2000. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/interviews/3790098/dr-a-v-rama-rao-legend">the original</a> on 2 October 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+Business&rft.atitle=Dr.+A.V.+Rama+Rao-A+Legend&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=7&rft.pages=21&rft.date=2000-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fconnection.ebscohost.com%2Fc%2Finterviews%2F3790098%2Fdr-a-v-rama-rao-legend&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AA.+V.+Rama+Rao" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._V._Rama_Rao&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=29604253&privcapId=9638695">"Bloomberg Business Profile"</a>. 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Chakravorty</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Rahman_(architect)" title="Habib Rahman (architect)">Habib Rahman</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Mahadeo_Chitale" title="Laxman Mahadeo Chitale">Laxman Mahadeo Chitale</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Prakash_Gehlote" title="Ram Prakash Gehlote">Ram Prakash Gehlote</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswami_Ramiah" title="Krishnaswami Ramiah">Krishnaswami Ramiah</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Raj_Nijhawan" title="Bal Raj Nijhawan">Bal Raj Nijhawan</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Peary_Pal" title="Benjamin Peary Pal">Benjamin Peary Pal</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navalpakkam_Parthasarthy" title="Navalpakkam Parthasarthy">Navalpakkam Parthasarthy</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surendranath_Kar" title="Surendranath Kar">Surendranath Kar</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Mathur" title="Om Prakash Mathur">Om Prakash Mathur</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homi_Sethna" title="Homi Sethna">Homi Sethna</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kumar_Das" title="Anil Kumar Das">Anil Kumar Das</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._S._Rao" title="A. S. Rao">A. S. Rao</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahm_Prakash" title="Brahm Prakash">Brahm Prakash</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_Mohan_Suri" title="Man Mohan Suri">Man Mohan Suri</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramananda_Acharya" title="Paramananda Acharya">Paramananda Acharya</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Madav_Ghatage" title="Vishnu Madav Ghatage">Vishnu Madav Ghatage</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan" title="Satish Dhawan">Satish Dhawan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maganbhai_Ramchhodbhai_Patel" title="Maganbhai Ramchhodbhai Patel">Maganbhai Ramchhodbhai Patel</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermenegild_Santapau" title="Hermenegild Santapau">Hermenegild Santapau</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Swaminathan" title="M. S. Swaminathan">M. S. Swaminathan</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guduru_Venkatachalam" title="Guduru Venkatachalam">Guduru Venkatachalam</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nautam_Bhatt" title="Nautam Bhatt">Nautam Bhatt</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrik_Singh_Cheema" title="Amrik Singh Cheema">Amrik Singh Cheema</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Mahalingam" title="T. V. Mahalingam">T. V. Mahalingam</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Pisharoty" title="P. R. Pisharoty">P. R. Pisharoty</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moti_Lal_Dhar" title="Moti Lal Dhar">Moti Lal Dhar</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zafar_Futehally" title="Zafar Futehally">Zafar Futehally</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devendra_Lal" title="Devendra Lal">Devendra Lal</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Kesava_Panikkar" title="N. Kesava Panikkar">N. Kesava Panikkar</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Swarup" title="Govind Swarup">Govind Swarup</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achyut_Kanvinde" title="Achyut Kanvinde">Achyut Kanvinde</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Mitra" title="Suchitra Mitra">Suchitra Mitra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._R._Rao" title="C. N. R. Rao">C. N. R. Rao</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitaram_Rao_Valluri" title="Sitaram Rao Valluri">Sitaram Rao Valluri</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Chidambaram" title="Rajagopala Chidambaram">Rajagopala Chidambaram</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shambhu_Dayal_Sinvhal" title="Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal">Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._R._Deodhar" title="B. R. Deodhar">B. R. Deodhar</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">B. V. Doshi</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atmaram_Bhairav_Joshi" title="Atmaram Bhairav Joshi">Atmaram Bhairav Joshi</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaki_Ammal" title="Janaki Ammal">Janaki Ammal</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugal_Kishore_Choudhury" class="mw-redirect" title="Jugal Kishore Choudhury">Jugal Kishore Choudhury</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prafulla_Kumar_Jena" title="Prafulla Kumar Jena">Prafulla Kumar Jena</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Gopal_Jhingran" title="Vishwa Gopal Jhingran">Vishwa Gopal Jhingran</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibte_Hasan_Zaidi" title="Sibte Hasan Zaidi">Sibte Hasan Zaidi</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Krishan_Jain" title="Hari Krishan Jain">Hari Krishan Jain</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_Kalkat" title="Gurcharan Singh Kalkat">Gurcharan Singh Kalkat</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinkar_G._Kelkar" title="Dinkar G. Kelkar">Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswamy_Kasturirangan" title="Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan">Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satya_Prakash" title="Satya Prakash">Satya Prakash</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Narayana_Rao" title="V. Narayana Rao">V. Narayana Rao</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saroj_Raj_Choudhury" title="Saroj Raj Choudhury">Saroj Raj Choudhury</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hassan_Nasiem_Siddiquie" title="Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie">Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ren%C3%A9e_Cura" title="María Renée Cura">María Renée Cura</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Gowarikar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasant Gowarikar">Vasant Gowarikar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramod_Kale" title="Pramod Kale">Pramod Kale</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilamber_Pant" title="Nilamber Pant">Nilamber Pant</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myneni_Hariprasada_Rao" title="Myneni Hariprasada Rao">Myneni Hariprasada Rao</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Srinivasan" title="M. R. Srinivasan">M. R. Srinivasan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Predhiman_Krishan_Kaw" title="Predhiman Krishan Kaw">Predhiman Krishan Kaw</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._V._S._Rao" title="P. V. S. Rao">P. V. S. Rao</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramadas_P._Shenoy" title="Ramadas P. Shenoy">Ramadas P. Shenoy</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saroj_Ghose" title="Saroj Ghose">Saroj Ghose</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palle_Rama_Rao" title="Palle Rama Rao">Palle Rama Rao</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narain_Agarwal" title="Ram Narain Agarwal">Ram Narain Agarwal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Baker" title="Laurie Baker">Laurie Baker</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Kurup" title="M. R. Kurup">M. R. Kurup</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakesh_Bakshi" title="Rakesh Bakshi">Rakesh Bakshi</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._L._Deekshatulu" title="B. L. Deekshatulu">B. L. Deekshatulu</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Kumar_Gupta" title="Narinder Kumar Gupta">Narinder Kumar Gupta</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shri_Krishna_Joshi" title="Shri Krishna Joshi">Shri Krishna Joshi</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govindarajan_Padmanaban" title="Govindarajan Padmanaban">Govindarajan Padmanaban</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Puttaiya_Radhakrishna" title="Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna">Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna</a> (1991)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. V. Rama Rao</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganeshan_Venkataraman" title="Ganeshan Venkataraman">Ganeshan Venkataraman</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhava_Ashish" title="Madhava Ashish">Madhava Ashish</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._S._Venkataraman" title="G. S. Venkataraman">G. S. Venkataraman</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kailash_Sankhala" title="Kailash Sankhala">Kailash Sankhala</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Prakash_Sharma" title="Vinod Prakash Sharma">Vinod Prakash Sharma</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Allen_Stein" title="Joseph Allen Stein">Joseph Allen Stein</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Attavar" title="Manmohan Attavar">Manmohan Attavar</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyambada_Mohanty_Hejmadi" title="Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi">Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kakodkar" title="Anil Kakodkar">Anil Kakodkar</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Narayan_Purohit" title="Aditya Narayan Purohit">Aditya Narayan Purohit</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Saraswat" title="V. K. Saraswat">V. K. Saraswat</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asis_Datta" title="Asis Datta">Asis Datta</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Nath" title="Indira Nath">Indira Nath</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Ramakumar" title="M. S. Ramakumar">M. S. Ramakumar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Rao" title="M. V. Rao">M. V. Rao</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Sikka" title="S. K. Sikka">S. K. Sikka</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_P._Bhatkar" title="Vijay P. Bhatkar">Vijay P. Bhatkar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._D._Bhawalkar" title="D. D. Bhawalkar">D. D. Bhawalkar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurdev_Khush" title="Gurdev Khush">Gurdev Khush</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parasu_Ram_Mishra" title="Parasu Ram Mishra">Parasu Ram Mishra</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandip_Kumar_Basu" title="Sandip Kumar Basu">Sandip Kumar Basu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bisweswar_Bhattacharjee" title="Bisweswar Bhattacharjee">Bisweswar Bhattacharjee</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Chaturvedi" title="V. K. Chaturvedi">V. K. Chaturvedi</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketayun_Ardeshir_Dinshaw" title="Ketayun Ardeshir Dinshaw">Ketayun Ardeshir Dinshaw</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Shanker_Goel" title="Prem Shanker Goel">Prem Shanker Goel</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goverdhan_Mehta" title="Goverdhan Mehta">Goverdhan Mehta</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._G._Krishnadas_Nair" title="C. G. Krishnadas Nair">C. G. Krishnadas Nair</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Raghunathan" title="M. S. Raghunathan">M. S. Raghunathan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjaya_Rajaram" title="Sanjaya Rajaram">Sanjaya Rajaram</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Ramakrishnan" title="T. V. Ramakrishnan">T. V. Ramakrishnan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumalachari_Ramasami" title="Thirumalachari Ramasami">Thirumalachari Ramasami</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasika_Durga_Prasada_Rao" title="Dasika Durga Prasada Rao">Dasika Durga Prasada Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ratnasamy" title="Paul Ratnasamy">Paul Ratnasamy</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashoke_Sen" title="Ashoke Sen">Ashoke Sen</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Sinha" title="Bikash Sinha">Bikash Sinha</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhas_Pandurang_Sukhatme" title="Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme">Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._S._Arya" title="A. S. Arya">A. S. Arya</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayanaswamy_Balakrishnan" title="Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan">Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmanabhan_Balaram" title="Padmanabhan Balaram">Padmanabhan Balaram</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorairajan_Balasubramanian" title="Dorairajan Balasubramanian">Dorairajan Balasubramanian</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanath_Cowsik" title="Ramanath Cowsik">Ramanath Cowsik</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaitanyamoy_Ganguly" title="Chaitanyamoy Ganguly">Chaitanyamoy Ganguly</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kota_Harinarayana" title="Kota Harinarayana">Kota Harinarayana</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Jhunjhunwala" title="Ashok Jhunjhunwala">Ashok Jhunjhunwala</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitav_Malik" class="mw-redirect" title="Amitav Malik">Amitav Malik</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katuru_Narayana" title="Katuru Narayana">Katuru Narayana</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivathanu_Pillai" title="A. Sivathanu Pillai">A. Sivathanu Pillai</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._V._Subba_Rao_(scientist)" title="I. V. Subba Rao (scientist)">I. V. Subba Rao</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._N._Suresh" title="B. N. Suresh">B. N. Suresh</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asok_Kumar_Barua" title="Asok Kumar Barua">Asok Kumar Barua</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivram_Bhoje" title="Shivram Bhoje">Shivram Bhoje</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jai_Bhagwan_Chaudhary" title="Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary">Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvagya_Singh_Katiyar" title="Sarvagya Singh Katiyar">Sarvagya Singh Katiyar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyan_Chandra_Mishra" title="Gyan Chandra Mishra">Gyan Chandra Mishra</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jai_Pal_Mittal" title="Jai Pal Mittal">Jai Pal Mittal</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundaram_Ramakrishnan" title="Sundaram Ramakrishnan">Sundaram Ramakrishnan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baburao_Govindrao_Shirke" title="Baburao Govindrao Shirke">Baburao Govindrao Shirke</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Singh_Sodha" title="Mahendra Singh Sodha">Mahendra Singh Sodha</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarajan_Vedachalam" title="Nagarajan Vedachalam">Nagarajan Vedachalam</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Kumar_Kaura" title="Satish Kumar Kaura">Satish Kumar Kaura</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalini_Ranjan_Mohanty" title="Nalini Ranjan Mohanty">Nalini Ranjan Mohanty</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._S._Prahlad" title="T. S. Prahlad">T. S. Prahlad</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishweshwaraiah_Prakash" title="Vishweshwaraiah Prakash">Vishweshwaraiah Prakash</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Shankara" title="K. N. Shankara">K. N. Shankara</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalji_Singh" title="Lalji Singh">Lalji Singh</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajpal_Singh_Sirohi" title="Rajpal Singh Sirohi">Rajpal Singh Sirohi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Vijayan" title="M. Vijayan">M. Vijayan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipankar_Banerjee_(metallurgist)" title="Dipankar Banerjee (metallurgist)">Dipankar Banerjee</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikumar_Banerjee" title="Srikumar Banerjee">Srikumar Banerjee</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banwari_Lal_Chouksey" title="Banwari Lal Chouksey">Banwari Lal Chouksey</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavatula_Dattaguru" title="Bhagavatula Dattaguru">Bhagavatula Dattaguru</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudevan_Gnana_Gandhi" title="Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi">Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Sudan_Kanungo" title="Madhu Sudan Kanungo">Madhu Sudan Kanungo</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mahadevappa" title="M. Mahadevappa">M. Mahadevappa</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramachandran_Balasubramanian" title="Ramachandran Balasubramanian">Ramachandran Balasubramanian</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harsh_Gupta" title="Harsh Gupta">Harsh Gupta</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seyed_E._Hasnain" title="Seyed E. Hasnain">Seyed E. Hasnain</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Kumar_(physicist)" title="Narendra Kumar (physicist)">Narendra Kumar</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Nimbkar" title="B. V. Nimbkar">B. V. Nimbkar</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaminathan_Sivaram" title="Swaminathan Sivaram">Swaminathan Sivaram</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thekkethil_Kochandy_Alex" class="mw-redirect" title="Thekkethil Kochandy Alex">Thekkethil Kochandy Alex</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabi_Narayan_Bastia" title="Rabi Narayan Bastia">Rabi Narayan Bastia</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_K._Biswas" title="Dilip K. Biswas">Dilip K. Biswas</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Mohan_Chakrabarty" title="Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty">Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Karnik" title="Kiran Karnik">Kiran Karnik</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanu_Padmanabhan" title="Thanu Padmanabhan">Thanu Padmanabhan</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldev_Raj" title="Baldev Raj">Baldev Raj</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Kumar_Sopory" title="Sudhir Kumar Sopory">Sudhir Kumar Sopory</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadg_Singh_Valdiya" title="Khadg Singh Valdiya">Khadg Singh Valdiya</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasturi_Lal_Chopra" title="Kasturi Lal Chopra">Kasturi Lal Chopra</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Hulse" title="Joseph H. Hulse">Joseph H. Hulse</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavarlal_Jain" title="Bhavarlal Jain">Bhavarlal Jain</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaleem_Ullah_Khan" title="Kaleem Ullah Khan">Kaleem Ullah Khan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Singh_Virmani" title="Sant Singh Virmani">Sant Singh Virmani</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramod_Tandon" title="Pramod Tandon">Pramod Tandon</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goriparthi_Narasimha_Raju_Yadav" title="Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav">Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Prasad_Dimri" title="Vijay Prasad Dimri">Vijay Prasad Dimri</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pucadyil_Ittoop_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Pucadyil Ittoop John">Pucadyil Ittoop John</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palpu_Pushpangadan" title="Palpu Pushpangadan">Palpu Pushpangadan</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._S._Rao" title="M. R. S. Rao">M. R. S. Rao</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayalakshmi_Ravindranath" title="Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath">Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponisseril_Somasundaran" title="Ponisseril Somasundaran">Ponisseril Somasundaran</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Annamalai_(scientist)" title="M. Annamalai (scientist)">M. Annamalai</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moni_Lal_Bhoumik" class="mw-redirect" title="Moni Lal Bhoumik">Moni Lal Bhoumik</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Narayana_Rao_Raghavendran" title="Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran">Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suman_Sahai" title="Suman Sahai">Suman Sahai</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankar" title="G. Shankar">G. Shankar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._A._Siddiq" title="E. A. Siddiq">E. A. Siddiq</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subra_Suresh" title="Subra Suresh">Subra Suresh</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Adimurthy" title="V. Adimurthy">V. Adimurthy</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rameshwar_Nath_Koul_Bamezai" title="Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai">Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Lal_Chadha" title="Krishna Lal Chadha">Krishna Lal Chadha</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virander_Singh_Chauhan" title="Virander Singh Chauhan">Virander Singh Chauhan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._S._Rajan" title="Y. S. Rajan">Y. S. 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Mahadevappa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leander_Paes" title="Leander Paes">Leander Paes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koppillil_Radhakrishnan" title="Koppillil Radhakrishnan">Koppillil Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anumolu_Ramakrishna" title="Anumolu Ramakrishna">Anumolu Ramakrishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumalachari_Ramasami" title="Thirumalachari Ramasami">Thirumalachari Ramasami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Rudolph" title="Lloyd Rudolph">Lloyd Rudolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susanne_Hoeber_Rudolph" title="Susanne Hoeber Rudolph">Susanne Hoeber Rudolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Prakash_Sharma" title="Vinod Prakash Sharma">Vinod Prakash Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parween_Sultana" title="Parween Sultana">Parween Sultana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhirubhai_Thaker" title="Dhirubhai Thaker">Dhirubhai Thaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vairamuthu" title="Vairamuthu">Vairamuthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._S._Verma" title="J. S. Verma">J. S. Verma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._H._Vinayakram" title="T. H. Vinayakram">T. H. Vinayakram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2015</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjul_Bhargava" title="Manjul Bhargava">Manjul Bhargava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_P._Bhatkar" title="Vijay P. Bhatkar">Vijay P. Bhatkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swapan_Dasgupta" title="Swapan Dasgupta">Swapan Dasgupta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Frawley" title="David Frawley">David Frawley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melinda_French_Gates" title="Melinda French Gates">Melinda French Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Satyamitranand" title="Swami Satyamitranand">Swami Satyamitranand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Gopalaswami" title="N. Gopalaswami">N. Gopalaswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_C._Kashyap" title="Subhash C. Kashyap">Subhash C. Kashyap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gokulotsavji_Maharaj" title="Gokulotsavji Maharaj">Gokulotsavji Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saichiro_Misumi" title="Saichiro Misumi">Saichiro Misumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambrish_Mithal" title="Ambrish Mithal">Ambrish Mithal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Ragunathan" title="Sudha Ragunathan">Sudha Ragunathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harish_Salve" title="Harish Salve">Harish Salve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Seth" title="Ashok Seth">Ashok Seth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajat_Sharma" title="Rajat Sharma">Rajat Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satpal_Singh" title="Satpal Singh">Satpal Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivakumara_Swami" title="Shivakumara Swami">Shivakumara Swami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadg_Singh_Valdiya" title="Khadg Singh Valdiya">Khadg Singh Valdiya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2016</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._C._Bhargava" title="R. 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Blackwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Contractor" title="Hafeez Contractor">Hafeez Contractor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indu_Jain" title="Indu Jain">Indu Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisnam_Kanhailal" title="Heisnam Kanhailal">Heisnam Kanhailal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sania_Mirza" title="Sania Mirza">Sania Mirza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallonji_Mistry" title="Pallonji Mistry">Pallonji Mistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udit_Narayan" title="Udit Narayan">Udit Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saina_Nehwal" title="Saina Nehwal">Saina Nehwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarlagadda_Lakshmi_Prasad" title="Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad">Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Rai" title="Vinod Rai">Vinod Rai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Ramanuja_Tatacharya" title="N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya">N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. V. 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