Background
Venkatachala, Bangalore Srinivasa Rao was born on January 2, 1933 in Mysore, India. Son of Bangalore Srinivasa and Susheelamma Rao.
consultant research scientist science writer
Venkatachala, Bangalore Srinivasa Rao was born on January 2, 1933 in Mysore, India. Son of Bangalore Srinivasa and Susheelamma Rao.
Bachelor of Science with honours, Central College, Bangalore, India, 1953. Master of Science, Central College, Bangalore, India, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Lucknow (India) University, 1959.
United Nations fellow, Oil Industry laboratories, Bucharest, Romania United Nations fellow, Oil Industry laboratories, Budapest, Hungary, 1961-1962; research associate, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Norman, 1962-1963; senior science officer, Birbal Sahni Institute Paleobotany, Lucknos, 1963-1967; director, Birbal Sahni Institute Paleobotany, Lucknos, 1985-1993; senior palynologist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, India, 1967-1975; deputy superintending palynologist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, India, 1975-1981; superintendending palynologist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, 1981-1984; chief palynologist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, 1984-1985; Council Science and Industrial Research emeritus scientist, Wadia Institute Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, since 1993. Member project advising committee department science and technical Government of India, Delhi, since 1992. Member material heritage advising committee Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Delhi, since 1992.
Fellow Palaeobot. Society (councillor, president, international medal 1993), Palynological Society India, Botanical Society India (Birbal Sahni medal 1992), Geological Society India (L. Rama Rao gold medal 1982), National Academy of Sciences India. Member International Association Plant Taxonomy (committee on fossil plants).
Married Jaya Ramanna V. Chala, June 4, 1964. Children: Nivedita Sharma, Maitreyi Jois.