I came in touch with Dr TSR Prasada Rao on a professional basis for the development of pour point depressants for crude oil in ONGC. Over the course of time, he turned out to be more of a mentor-cum-elder brother. Later Dr Rao started his consulting company, Sarasijam Technologies and presented very innovative ideas for […]
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I found Dr. Prasada Rao had always a smiling face even when we were discussing some serious research projects. He always gave his sincere advice on the same. I regret that I left IPCL too early but even after that for a long time he helped me. He sent an expert scientist from IIP Dehra
It is a unique experience to write in reminiscence of an entity like Dr. Prasada Rao. I met him first in the interview for a research officer’s position in IPCL R&D in 1987. And I learned a big lesson in team work during my interaction with the panel. While answering questions on my research work,
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Department of Chemistry Andhra University Myself and Dr. Prasada Rao garu – Professor R. Murali Krishna
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– Acharya Pt. Sushil Thapliyal, IIP Dehradun
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It was really shocking to know about the sad demise of Rao Sir. I sent him Guddi Padwa wishes on 2nd April and received his response on 3rd April. Suddenly on 7th April received the news of his departure for his heavenly journey. It was least expected. I do not have enough words to describe
I have had an association with CSIR-IIP right from its early days when Dr. Krishna used to steer the destiny of CSIR-IIP. I as the Executive Director (R&D) ONGC and Head of Keshav Dev Malaviya Institute of Petroleum Exploration came in contact with Dr Prasada Rao in late 1999 as an ex-officio member of Research
The earliest memory that I have Dr. Prasada Rao garu is from the 60s when we were growing up on the AU campus. He was my father’s doctoral student but we never felt like he was not a family member. He used to come to our house very frequently and was almost like another son
I had known Prasad Rao, personally, from the mid ‘70s when he was doing research in the area of catalysis at the R & D labs of the Indian Petrochemicals Corporation (IPCL) at Vadodara and, later, when he was the Director of the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. In addition to my close, personal and
