Early Life
He was born in Hossur, a village near Gauribidanur in Karnataka, India. On completing his elementary education, he left for Bangalore where he joined the National High School, Basavanagudi, in 1935. He received his B.Sc. (Honors) and master's degree in physics with first class from the Central College of Bangalore (1946). The same year he started his academic career as a lecturer at the National College, Bangalore.
He taught from 1946 until 1957 when he proceeded to Columbus, Ohio to receive his PhD degree in nuclear physics from the Ohio State University (1960). During 1961-72 he led National College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, as its principal. During 1967-68, as a Fulbright Scholar, Narasimhaiah taught as a visiting professor at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois. In 1962, he founded the Bangalore Science Forum, which conducts a weekly series of public lectures on science topics.
As the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangalore University from 1973–77, he introduced psychology, social work, drama, music and dance as subjects. He went on to serve the State Legislative Assembly; and in 1984, received the Padma Bhushan from the Indian Government. At the time of his death on January 31, 2005, Narasimhaiah was the President of the National Education Society.
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