Background
Kumar, Narendra was born on February 1, 1940 in Bilaspur, India. Son of Labhamal and Taravatti (Nayyar) Julka.
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Interaction in Magnetically Ordered Solids by Sinha Krityunjai Prasad Kumar Narendra (1980-04-01) Hardcover
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Interaction in Magnetically Ordered Solids
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Narendra Kumar
Edit ProfileTheoretical physicist educator
Narendra Kumar, Indian Theoretical physicist educator. Recipient award for Theoretical Research Contributions to Physics of Disordered Systems, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for physical science, 1985, award for theoretical research in condensed matter, 1982, TWAS award in physis Third World Academy Sciences, 1992, Distinguished Alumnus award Indian Institute.of Technology, 1966, Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary lecture, 1996.
Education
Bachelor Technology (honours), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1962. Master Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, 1971.
Career
Senior science officer Institute of Armament Technology, Poona, India, 1963-1965. Scientist National Chemical Laboratory, India, 1965-1968. Assistant professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1971-1975, professor India, 1975-1994.
Director Raman Research Institute, India, 1994—2005, Homi Bhabha distinguished professor India, since 2005. Postdoctoral teaching fellow Physics Department University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1968-1970. Visiting professor Institute Physique University Liege, Belgium, 1975-1976, Physics Department, University Warwick, Coventry, England, 1978-1979, Physics Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1984, Institute Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, 1985.
Honorary professor Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Science Research. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
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Membership
Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences (president 1998-2000), Indian National Science Academy, American Physical Society, National Academy of Sciences India. Member International Center for Theoretical Physics (associate staff since 1993).
Interests
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Married Sunita Bhagat, May 26, 1966 (divorced 1976). Children: Samish, Vishal. Married Ann Muthana, March 1, 1977.
Children: Revati Kumar, Rohini Kumar.
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Indian
Education
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1962
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1963
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1971
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1963 - 1965
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1965 - 1968
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1971 - 1975
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1994 - 2005
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Recipient TWAS award Third World Academy of Sciences, 1992, Distinguished Alumnus award Indian Institute of Technology, 1966, Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary lecture, 1996, award for theoretical research in condensed matter, 1982, award for Theoretical Research Contributions to Physics of Disordered Systems, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for physical science, 1985,, Rural Delivery Birla Award, 2006. Named Distinguished Materials Scientist of Year, Materials Research Society India, 2006.Recipient TWAS award Third World Academy of Sciences, 1992, Distinguished Alumnus award Indian Institute of Technology, 1966, Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary lecture, 1996, award for theoretical research in condensed matter, 1982, award for Theoretical Research Contributions to Physics of Disordered Systems, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for physical science, 1985,, Rural Delivery Birla Award, 2006. Named Distinguished Materials Scientist of Year, Materials Research Society India, 2006.