CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) jointly with Pune-based R&D institutes and University of Pune organized a function to felicitate Prof. C.N.R. Rao on being conferred the Bharat Ratna. Dr. R.A. Mashelkar presided over the felicitation programme that was organized at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (USER), Pune on 13 December 2013. Dr. Mashelkar said that USER Pune is the most appropriate place to organize this event, because Prof. Rao had put in massive efforts and energy to initiate the IISERs. Dr. Mashelkar described him as a great science leader and institutional builder.
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