Geeta, Girija, and Leelavati — were often asked variations of this question: What is it like to have a famous father?On ...

The news of the passing of Dr Jayant Narlikar on May 20 brought back memories the name carried for many Indian millennials.

Renowned astrophysicist Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 86, at his home in ...

Many speakers at the IUCAA memorial recalled Jayant Narlikar’s role in setting up the centre in Pune, emphasising how he ...

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, the celebrated astrophysicist, science communicator, and founding director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and As ...

Remembering the legacy of astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar, a pioneer in science popularisation and inspiration to many minds.

One of the most important things I hope to learn from him is how to conduct meaningful, independent research. He was among ...

A towering figure in Indian science, Dr Narlikar was widely known for his pioneering contributions to cosmology, his efforts ...

In his 1983 science fiction story, an Indian astrophysicist predicted what schools would look like in 2050. Jayant Narlikar envisioned a scene where an alien, living among humans, would sit in front ...

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a visionary Indian astrophysicist whose bold cosmological theories and deep dedication to science education reshaped India’s scientific landscape, died on 20 May 2025 in ...

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff On May 20, 2025, India lost one of its most brilliant astrophysicists, Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar. A thinker ahead of his time, Professor Narlikar dared to ...

Narlikar was best known for propounding the Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity (also known as conformal gravity), which sought ...