Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao FRS, also known as C. N. R. Rao , is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 60 universities from around the world, and has authored around 1,600 research publications and 51 books. He is described as a scientist who had won all possible awards in his field except the Nobel Prize.