C. N. R. Rao vs Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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Compare the life timelines of C. N. R. Rao (1934–present) and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938–2025) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 87 years, from 1938 to 2025.
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C. N. R. Rao (1934–present)
- — Born in Bangalore Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Mysore Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Banaras Hindu University Verified
- — Received a doctorate from Purdue University Verified
- — Joined the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Served as director of the Indian Institute of Science Verified
- — Founded the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Verified
- — Appointed chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Verified
- — Awarded the Bharat Ratna Verified
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938–2025)
- — Born in Kamiriithu, near Limuru, Kenya Colony Verified
- — Graduated from Makerere University College in Uganda Verified
- — Published his first novel, Weep Not, Child Verified
- — Published A Grain of Wheat Verified
- — Published Petals of Blood Verified
- — Detained without trial at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Verified
- — Went into exile from Kenya Verified
- — Published Decolonising the Mind Verified
- — Joined the University of California, Irvine Verified
- — Died in Buford, Georgia, United States Verified