  Narayan Chandra Rana, a person with extraordinary potential from a remote
village of Bengal, India, came into the limelight of the international
scientific world through his exceptional talent, zeal and courage. In his very
short life-span, he excelled not only into various branches of astrophysics,
but also took a leading role in science popularization, text book writing etc.
In this paper, life and works of that budding scientist of India have been
discussed from multifarious viewpoints.
