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Place of Birth: Karnataka, India
About M. B. Ramachandra Rao
- Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao (5 August 1906 – 4 September 1992) was an Indian geophysicist, writer and one of the founding leaders of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC).
- It was Rao who was reported to have identified Patiala House as the headquarters of the organization.
- Born in the Mysore state of British India, (present-day Karnataka state), on 5 August 1906, he secured his post graduate degree (MSc) from the University of Mysore before joining the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
- Later, when the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was formed in 1956, he joined the organization along with a number of geoscientists from GSI where he served for a number of years.Rao published several scientific articles and a number of books on geophysics.
- He was an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.
- The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1972, for his contributions to science.
- He died on 4 September 1992, at the age of 86.
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