I came in touch with Dr TSR Prasada Rao on a professional basis for the development of pour point depressants for crude oil in ONGC. Over the course of time, he turned out to be more of a mentor-cum-elder brother. Later Dr Rao started his consulting company, Sarasijam Technologies and presented very innovative ideas for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration for ONGC. I became a better person due to his great knowledge and wisdom. I little knew the day would come when God would call Dr Rao home. But for me, he has never truly gone. Saying goodbye isn’t for me. Instead, I will say that I look forward to seeing him again, each time I am reminded of him through his enthusiastic laugh that will keep close despite death. I can still feel with him every day by the bond beyond the mortal world. He was a wonderful role model whose kindness will live forever because his vibrant spirit was contagious to make a place in the heart. I am blessed for having met you and better for loving you. May I be as blessed in the next life, as I was in this one by knowing Dr Rao.
Professor B.N. Srinivas, Director, R&D, URCET, JNTU Kakinada
I am a student of Dr. Prasada Rao at IIP, Dehradun where I obtained my PhD during 1994-1998. During my Ph.D tenure, he guided us with grace and provided all the requirements within no time. With his blessings all his students settled well in various positions in India and abroad.
I have very good memories of the time spent with Dr. Prasada Rao sir. In 2019 we had been to Avidi which is the native place of guruji where he used to do some social service activities for the poor and needy. Along with me one of my Ph.D. students associated also visited Avidi. There we met Dr. Prasada Rao sir and I introduced my Ph.D student to him and he felt very happy. He said that I am his student and my student was his grand student. We felt very happy in that occasion. I am sharing the same photograph for your perusal.
Here is a list of some of Dr. Prasada Rao’s PhD students spread all around the world.
• Dr.Atanu Adhvaryu-R&D Director-Shell, USA, Visiting professor-USDA, Pensylvania state university, Sr. R&D Scientist Afton Chemicals, USA
• Prof.B.N.Srinivas, Director (R&D), URCET, JNTUK, AP, India
• Dr.B.K.Sharma, Sr.Research Scientist, UIUC, IL, USA
• M.S.Rana, Scientist, Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research, Kuwait
• Dr.Prashant Kumar- Professor, Univ. of Alberta, Canada
• Dr.S.K.Maity-Sr.Scientist, IIP, Dehradun, India
• Dr.N.Viswanatham- Deputy Director, IIP, India
• Dr.T.Chiranjeevi-DGM, BPCL, Vadodara, India
-Dr. Satish Chand Gupta, ONGC