Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar had his early education in the campus of Banaras Hindu University, and then went to Cambridge for his post-BSc studies (1957). Having distinguished himself at the Mathematical Tripos, becoming Star Wrangler and Tyson Medallist, Narlikar worked under the guidance of Fred Hoyle and got his PhD (1963), having won the Smith's Prize as well as Fellowship of King's College. He was awarded ScD (1976) by Cambridge University. He joined the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy as a Founder Faculty Member (1966) and became Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai in 1972 after returning to India. He was Founder Director (1989-2003) Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune and continues working there as Emeritus Professor.
Research Interest
Cosmology and Theoretical Astrophysics
