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Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, the celebrated astrophysicist, science communicator, and founding director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), passed away in his sleep in Pune on Tuesday. He was 87

India mourns the loss of Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a pioneering astrophysicist who challenged cosmological norms and co-developed a gravitation theory with Fred Hoyle. Narlikar, who passed away at 87, founded IUCAA and passionately communicated science through writing, earning prestigious awards. His legacy endures through his contributions to cosmology and his dedication to inspiring scientific curiosity in future generations.

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a famous astrophysicist, died at 86 in Pune. He was recovering from surgery. Narlikar challenged the Big Bang theory and collaborated with Fred Hoyle. He founded IUCAA in Pune. Narlikar received Padma Vibhushan and Sahitya Akademi Award. His work inspired many scientists. The Narlikar family donated home movies to NFAI.

jayant narlikar, born in 1938, challenged established cosmological theories and championed science education in India. Collaborating with Fred Hoyle, he developed an alternative to the Big Bang Theory. Narlikar returned to India to build research institutions like IUCAA and reformed science textbooks, striving to make science accessible and fostering scientific curiosity among the public.

Renowned Indian astronomer and founder of IUCAA, jayant narlikar, has been awarded the first Astronomical Society of India (ASI) Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to recognise contributions made to astronomy and astrophysics by Indian astronomers throughout their career.

The Marathi literary world has wholeheartedly welcomed the election of internationally acclaimed astrophysicist and writer Dr jayant narlikar as president of the 94th Marathi sahitya sammelan to be held in Nashik in March.

jayant narlikar, the esteemed astrophysicist and founder of IUCAA, died in Pune on Tuesday. Born in 1938, he studied at Cambridge and later contributed significantly to cosmology, advocating alternative models to the Big Bang theory. Narlikar was also a celebrated science communicator and author, survived by his three daughters, all scientists, following the passing of his wife in 2023.

PUNE: Scientists are usually people of few words. But at senior astrophysicist jayant narlikar’s felicitation ceremony at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Iucaa) on Tuesday, 15 top scientists spoke with verve and feeling.

Sixteen years after the last gathering, litterateurs from across the country and the world have descending on Nashik again to deliberate, understand and exchange views on Marathi language and its development.

PUNE: Amrita Narlikar, niece of renowned scientist jayant narlikar and first recipient of Hodson Memorial Prize of UK for her contribution in international relations has now been made Visiting Fellow at the Yale Centre for International and Area Studies.

PUNE: Well-known astrophysicist and former director of the city-based Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Iucaa), jayant narlikar's name has been proposed by the government for the coveted Padma Vibhushan this year.

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