Narasimha Rao is brilliant in other aspects as well. He spoke 17 languages. Apart from 8 indian languages, he can speak fluently English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German and Persian.
It's quite amazing that he learned COBOL and BASIC and wrote UNIX programs during his career in politics. He's credited with liberalizing industrial policies that helped Software/IT services industry dramatically grow in the following decade after his tenure.
His secretary BN Yugandhar is the father of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.