Background
Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu was born on July 19, 1938 in Kolhapur, India. Son of Vishnu Vasudeva and Sumati Vishnu (Huzurbazar) Narlikar.
Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu was born on July 19, 1938 in Kolhapur, India. Son of Vishnu Vasudeva and Sumati Vishnu (Huzurbazar) Narlikar.
Bachelor of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 1957. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1964, Doctor of Philosophy, 1963, Doctor of Science, 1976.
Research fellow King"s College, Cambridge, 1963-1972, member of staff Institute Theoretical Astronomy, Cambridge University, 1966-1972. Professor Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, 1972-1983, honorary professor Jawaharlal Nehru Center Advanced Scientific Research, 1989-1994. President Cosmology Commission International Astronomical Union, 1994.
Director Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, 1988.
Member science advisory county to prime minister India, 1986-1990. Jawaharlal Nehru fellow, 1973-1975.
Recipient Smith prize Cambridge University, 1962, Adams prize, 1967, Padmabhushan award Government India, 1965,Bhatnagar award, 1978, Rashtrabhushan award, 1983, Rathindra award, 1985, Vainu Bappu award Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 1988, Indira Gandhi award, 1990, Goyal award, 1992.
Member science advisory county to prime minister India, 1986-1990. Jawaharlal Nehru fellow, 1973-1975. Fellow Cambridge Philosophical Society, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy Sciences, National Academy Science, India.
Member Royal Astronomical Society (foreign associate), Astronomical Society India (president 1982-1985), Indian Association General Relativity and Gravitation (president 1982-1984), Indian Physics Association.
Married MangalaSadashiv Rajwade, June 21, 1966. Children: Geeta, Girija, Leelavati.