▁former ▁students ▁described ▁R ao ▁as ▁" a ▁man ▁of ▁many ▁interests ... ▁cross - c ult ural ▁and ▁cosm opol itan .... ▁His ▁writ ings ▁are ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁trad itions . ▁They ▁are ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁bring ▁about , ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁own ▁expression , ▁the ▁sang aman ▁( con flu ence ) ▁of ▁East - West ▁streams ▁of ▁thought . ▁Dr . ▁K . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁R ao ▁is ▁to ▁Indian ▁psych ology ▁what ▁Dr . ▁S . ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁is ▁to ▁Indian ▁philosophy ". ▁ ▁Awards ▁received ▁by ▁R ao ▁include ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁( Liter ature ▁and ▁Education ▁category ) ▁from ▁Indian ▁Government ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁( H on oris ▁C aus a ) ▁degrees ▁from ▁And h ra ▁and ▁K ak ati ya ▁Univers ities , ▁and ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁( H on oris ▁C aus a ) ▁degree ▁from ▁Ach ary a ▁Nag ar j una ▁University . ▁ ▁Main ▁publications ▁ ▁Books ▁( sole ▁author ) ▁▁ ▁- ▁an ▁aut obi ography . ▁ ▁Review ed ▁K . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁R ao . ▁Found ations ▁of ▁Y oga ▁Psych ology . ▁Singapore : ▁Springer ▁Nature , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁K . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁R ao . ▁Cons cious ness ▁studies : ▁Cross - c ult ural ▁pers pect ives . ▁Jefferson , ▁NC :