<p>Mumbai: Eminent astrophysicist and writer Jayant Narlikar passed away in Pune on Tuesday.</p><p>He was 86.</p><p>He is survived by three daughters - Geeta, Girija and Leelavati</p><p>His wife Dr Mangala Narlikar, an eminent mathematician and educationalist, passed away on 17 July, 2023.</p><p>Narlikar is internationally known for his work in cosmology, for championing models alternative to the popularly believed big bang model. </p><p>He was President of the Cosmology Commission of the International Astronomical Union from 1994 to 1997.</p><p>Dr Narlikar was the Emeritus-Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).</p><p>Along with Sir Fred Hoyle, he developed the conformal gravity theory, known as Hoyle–Narlikar theory. </p>.Who is M R Srinivasan, man who pioneered India’s nuclear power programme? .<p>It synthesises Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Mach's principle. It proposes that the inertial mass of a particle is a function of the masses of all other particles, multiplied by a coupling constant, which is a function of cosmic epoch.</p><p>Narlikar was born on July 19, 1938 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra and received his early education in the campus of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where his father Vishnu Vasudeva Narlikar was Professor and Head of the Mathematics Department. His mother Sumati Narlikar was a Sanskrit scholar.</p><p>After a brilliant career in school and college, Narlikar got his B.Sc. degree at BHU in 1957. He went to Cambridge for higher studies, becoming a Wrangler and Tyson Medallist in the Mathematical Tripos. </p><p>He got his Cambridge degrees in mathematics: B.A.(1960), Ph.D. (1963), M.A. (1964) and Sc.D. (1976), but specialised in astronomy and astrophysics. He distinguished himself at Cambridge with the Smith’s Prize in 1962 and the Adams Prize in 1967. </p><p>He later stayed on at Cambridge till 1972, as Fellow of King’s College (1963-72) and Founder Staff Member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (1966-72). During this period he laid the foundations of his research work in cosmology and astrophysics in collaboration with his mentor Fred Hoyle.</p><p>Narlikar returned to India to join the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1972-1989) where under his charge the Theoretical Astrophysics Group expanded and acquired international standing. </p><p>In 1988 the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ugc">University Grants Commission </a>invited him to set up the proposed Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) as its Founder Director. He held the Directorship of IUCAA until his retirement in 2003. </p><p>Under his direction IUCAA acquired a world-wide reputation as a centre for excellence in teaching and research in astronomy and astrophysics. He is now Emeritus Professor at IUCAA. In 2012 the Third World Academy of Sciences awarded him their prize for setting up a centre for excellence in science.</p><p>He presided over the 94th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Nashik in January 2021.He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan award He was also honoured with Maharashstra Bhushan award.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Eminent astrophysicist and writer Jayant Narlikar passed away in Pune on Tuesday.</p><p>He was 86.</p><p>He is survived by three daughters - Geeta, Girija and Leelavati</p><p>His wife Dr Mangala Narlikar, an eminent mathematician and educationalist, passed away on 17 July, 2023.</p><p>Narlikar is internationally known for his work in cosmology, for championing models alternative to the popularly believed big bang model. </p><p>He was President of the Cosmology Commission of the International Astronomical Union from 1994 to 1997.</p><p>Dr Narlikar was the Emeritus-Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).</p><p>Along with Sir Fred Hoyle, he developed the conformal gravity theory, known as Hoyle–Narlikar theory. </p>.Who is M R Srinivasan, man who pioneered India’s nuclear power programme? .<p>It synthesises Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Mach's principle. It proposes that the inertial mass of a particle is a function of the masses of all other particles, multiplied by a coupling constant, which is a function of cosmic epoch.</p><p>Narlikar was born on July 19, 1938 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra and received his early education in the campus of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where his father Vishnu Vasudeva Narlikar was Professor and Head of the Mathematics Department. His mother Sumati Narlikar was a Sanskrit scholar.</p><p>After a brilliant career in school and college, Narlikar got his B.Sc. degree at BHU in 1957. He went to Cambridge for higher studies, becoming a Wrangler and Tyson Medallist in the Mathematical Tripos. </p><p>He got his Cambridge degrees in mathematics: B.A.(1960), Ph.D. (1963), M.A. (1964) and Sc.D. (1976), but specialised in astronomy and astrophysics. He distinguished himself at Cambridge with the Smith’s Prize in 1962 and the Adams Prize in 1967. </p><p>He later stayed on at Cambridge till 1972, as Fellow of King’s College (1963-72) and Founder Staff Member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (1966-72). During this period he laid the foundations of his research work in cosmology and astrophysics in collaboration with his mentor Fred Hoyle.</p><p>Narlikar returned to India to join the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1972-1989) where under his charge the Theoretical Astrophysics Group expanded and acquired international standing. </p><p>In 1988 the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ugc">University Grants Commission </a>invited him to set up the proposed Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) as its Founder Director. He held the Directorship of IUCAA until his retirement in 2003. </p><p>Under his direction IUCAA acquired a world-wide reputation as a centre for excellence in teaching and research in astronomy and astrophysics. He is now Emeritus Professor at IUCAA. In 2012 the Third World Academy of Sciences awarded him their prize for setting up a centre for excellence in science.</p><p>He presided over the 94th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Nashik in January 2021.He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan award He was also honoured with Maharashstra Bhushan award.</p>