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| name = M. B. Ramachandra Rao<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1906|08|05}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1992|09|04|1906|08|05}}<br />
| occupation = Geophysicist<br />
| known for = Writings on geophysics<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br />
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'''Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao''' (5 August 1906 β 4 September 1992) was an Indian geophysicist, writer and one of the founding leaders of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC).<ref name="ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=ongcs-phenomenal-journey-towards-diamond-jubilee&section_url_key=state-editions | title=ONGC'S PHENOMENAL JOURNEY TOWARDS DIAMOND JUBILEE | publisher=Pioneer | date=31 August 2015 | access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> It was Rao who was reported to have identified ''Patiala House'' as the headquarters of the organization.<ref name="ONCE AGAIN, ITβS TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=once-again-its-time-for-double-celebration-at-ongc&section_url_key=state-editions | title=ONCE AGAIN, IT'S TIME FOR DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ONGC | publisher=Pioneer | date=14 August 2013 | access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> Born in the [[Mysore State|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).<ref name="Fellow Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Rao,_Mr_Mandagere_Bharadwaj_Ramachandra | title=Fellow Profile | publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/connect/ongcindia/Home/Company/History/ | title=History | publisher=ONGC | date=2016 | access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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Rao published several scientific articles<ref name="Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.geosocindia.org/index.php/jgsi/search/authors/view?firstName=M.%20B.&middleName=&lastName=Ramachandra%20Rao&affiliation=Oil%20and%20Natural%20Gas%20Commission&country=IN | title=Ramachandra Rao, M. B. on GSI | publisher=Geological Survey of India | date=2016 | access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> and a number of books on geophysics.<ref name="BhimasankaramGupta1980">{{cite book|author1=V. L. S. Bhimasankaram|author2=C. P. Gupta|author3=Mandagere Bharadwaj Ramachandra Rao|title=Proceedings of the Seminar on Exploration Geophysics in India, February 1977, Hyderabad: C.P. Gupta ... &#91;et Al.&#93;.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5-8oAEACAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Association of Exploration Geophysicists}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A Compilation of Papers on the Assam Earthquake of August 15, 1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6cdDAAAAIAAJ|year=1953}}</ref> He was an elected fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="Fellow Profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1972, for his contributions to science.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He died on 4 September 1992, at the age of 86.<ref name="Fellow Profile" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]]<br />
* [[Geological Survey of India]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://viaf.org/viaf/1404984/ | title=Virtual International Authority File | publisher=Viaf.org | date=2016 | access-date=11 April 2016}}<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ARamachandra+Rao%2C+Mandagere+Bharadwaj&qt=hot_author | title=On WorldCat | publisher=WorldCat | date=2016 | access-date=11 April 2016}}<br />
* {{cite book|title=M.B. Ramachandra Rao volume|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaRnPgAACAAJ|year=1977}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=John J. Clague|author2=Douglas Stead|title=Landslides: Types, Mechanisms and Modeling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VtN7BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA35|date=23 August 2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-56039-9|pages=35β}}<br />
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