Bangalore: Catching up with recent Bharat Ratna awardee CNR Rao for a separate chat with NDTV was quite a challenge. In the time since the announcement was made, he has been felicitated, garlanded and surrounded by flashbulbs and television cameras.
We sat with him for a post-award discussion at his home-cum-office in the beautiful campus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research which he founded.
Professor Rao has always been outspoken - and one of his first reactions after receiving the award raised eyebrows.
He clarified to NDTV, "Unfortunately, I was quoted as saying I called somebody 'idiots' - but I did not do that. I won't call anyone an idiot unless I am sure. 'Idiotic' is a word used in diplomacy. You know, you can do idiotic things - like I sometimes do idiotic things."
"I have great respect for Narayana. I have great respect for IT but what I am saying is that this one sector should not suck away all the talent."
"In the last two years, I have started a new area of research and that is artificial photosynthesis. I have had lot of success in this area in the last two years. I am really excited."
We sat with him for a post-award discussion at his home-cum-office in the beautiful campus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research which he founded.
Professor Rao has always been outspoken - and one of his first reactions after receiving the award raised eyebrows.
He clarified to NDTV, "Unfortunately, I was quoted as saying I called somebody 'idiots' - but I did not do that. I won't call anyone an idiot unless I am sure. 'Idiotic' is a word used in diplomacy. You know, you can do idiotic things - like I sometimes do idiotic things."
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"I have great respect for Narayana. I have great respect for IT but what I am saying is that this one sector should not suck away all the talent."
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"In the last two years, I have started a new area of research and that is artificial photosynthesis. I have had lot of success in this area in the last two years. I am really excited."
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