

The Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay was renamed Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) after the demise of Dr. He joined the third batch of the Training School of Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay of the Department of Atomic Energy in August 1959. Immediately after graduation, Rao proceeded to Bombay and took up small jobs for a few months. Aloysius College, Mangalore.Ĭareer and mentorship Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Rao completed his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from St. These experiences have influenced in shaping Rao's career. He also worked part-time as an accounts keeper in motor garages and as a proof reader in printing presses. While at college, he spent a lot of time at the college library and also attended most of the public meetings including Nehru's election campaign speeches and Swami Chinmayananda's Geeta Jnana Yajnas. Rao had to attend high school and college 20 km away from home and would travel using the public bus service. In school, he was surrounded by the finest teachers who encouraged learning by doing. Rao believes that this diversity has enhanced the process of receiving knowledge from any linguistic source rather easy. The languages spoken are Hyderabdi-Dakahani Urdu, Bambaiya Hindi, three or four varieties of Konkani, four varieties of Tulu, Kannada, and English. The village is inhabited by Hindus, Muslims, and Christians with all their castes and sub-castes. Kinnikambla is a multilingual and multi-ethnic village where people coexist despite their religious and cultural differences. From a young age, he was influenced by the diversity of language and culture that was around him, specifically Sufi music, Catholic church services, and the temple bhajans. Rao was born in a remote village near Mangalore. 2.1 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
