New Delhi:
Astronomical physicist Jayant Vishnu Naralakar died on Tuesday at the age of 87 in Pune. A leading person in Indian science, Sri Naralikar was the founding director of the Astronomy and Astronomy Physics (IUCAA) of the Inter-University and the founding director of an emotional science communicator.
Mr. Naralakar survived his three daughters – Geeta, Girija and Lilavati, all of whom are involved in scientific research.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Jayant Narlikar’s death is “monumental disadvantages for the scientific community”.
“He was a bright, especially in the field of astronomy physics. His leading work, especially the major theoretical outlines will be given importance by generations of researchers,” he posted on X.
PM Modi said, “He left an impression as an institution builder, learning and innovation centers for young minds. His writings have also set a long way to make science accessible to science for common citizens.”
Who was Jayant Narlikar?
Jayant Vishnu Naralakar was born on 19 July 1938 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He spent his early years in the premises of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where his father, Vishnu Vasudev Naralikar, was a professor and head of the Department of Mathematics. His mother, Summa Narlakar, was a scholar in Sanskrit. He earned a B.Sc degree from BHU in 1957.
He then moved to Cambridge University for higher education, where he became a wing and won a Tyson medal in mathematical tripos. He earned several degrees from Cambridge: BA in 1960, PhD in 1963, MA in 1964, and expertise in SCD, Astronomy and Astronomy Physics in 1976. At Cambridge, he was awarded Smith’s Award in 1962 and Adams Award in 1967. He remained in Cambridge as Fellow of King’s College (1963–1972) from 1972 and was the founder staff member of the Institute of the Theiratical Astronomy (1966–1972).
In 1966, she married Mangala Rajwade, a mathematician with PhD. They had three daughters.
Mr. Naralake returned to India in 1972 to join the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), where he led the theoretical Astronomy Physics Group for international prominence. In 1988, he was invited by the University Grants Commission to establish an inter-university Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune. He served as its founding director until his retirement in 2003. After retiring, he continued as an emeritus professor.
Mr. Naralakar was internationally famous for his alternative cosmeological principles who challenged the popular Big Bang model. He worked on gravity, the principle of that, quantum cosmology and action-a-distance physics. He served as the Chairman of the Cosmology Commission of the International Astronomical Union from 1994 to 1997.
From 1999 to 2003, he led a space research experiment to collect microorganisms from the upper atmosphere (up to 41 km). The discovery of living cells and bacteria suggested that the Earth can be constantly bombing by microorganisms, indicating the potential supernatural origin of life.
Mr. Naralakar was a beloved science communicator. He created books, articles and programs for radio and TV in English, Marathi and Hindi. In 1996, UNESCO honored him with the Kalinga Award for Science Popularity.
In 1965, at the age of 26, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third largest civilian honor. Later, in 2004, he received India’s second largest civilian award Padma Vibhan.
He Was a partner Among all the three national science academies in India, Royal Astronomical Society and Third World Academy of Sciences in London.
At the age of 85, Mr. Narlikar Started a blog To share your stories about science and life. Today, it has more than 3,000 customers.
