Background
Sa-Rao, Bhagavatula L.S. Praka was born on October 6, 1942 in Porumamilla, Associated Press, India. Son of Ramamurthy and Saradamba (Kanchinadam) B.
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Sa-Rao, Bhagavatula L.S. Praka was born on October 6, 1942 in Porumamilla, Associated Press, India. Son of Ramamurthy and Saradamba (Kanchinadam) B.
Master of Arts, Andhra University, Waltair, India, 1960. Master Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1966.
Acting assistant University California, Berkeley, 1966-1967. Visiting assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1967-1968. Assistant professor Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1968-1971, associate professor, 1971-1973.
Research attache University Montreal, Canada, 1973-1975. Associate professor Indian Institute of Technology, 1975-1976. Professor Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 1976-1979.
Visiting professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1979-1980. Professor Indian Statistical Institute, 1980-1986. Visiting professor University California, Davis, 1986-1988.
Professor Indian Statistical Institute, 1988-1992, district science, director, since 1992. UPE visiting professor Department of Mathematics & Statistics University of Hyderabad, India.
Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences. Member University Grants Commission (national lecturer 1985-1986), Indian National Science Academy (editor 1991-1993), Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Biometric Society.
Married Vasanta Kota, March 13, 1971. Children: Ramagopal, Vamiskrishna, Venumadhav.
