Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar

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Vishnu Narlikar
विष्णू नारळीकर
Chairman,
University of Poona
Preceded byL. L. Joshi[1]
Succeeded byR. C. Choudhary[1]
Personal details
Born
Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar

26 September 1908
Cambridge University

Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar FRAS (26 September 1908 – 1 April 1991) was an Indian physicist specializing in general relativity. He is considered "the doyen of General Relativity in India." The Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia has instituted the annual "V. V. Narikar Memorial Lecture" in memory of him.[3]

Personal life

Narlikar was born in

Mathematics Tripos in 1930.[2]

His studies at

Cambridge University. He was also a recipient of the Isaac Newton Studentship and the Rayleigh Prize.[5]

In 1932, Narlikar married Shridevi Navare of Mumbai, but she died due to illness within few years. He then married Krishna (née Sumati) Huzurbazar, sister of V. S. Huzurbazar,[6] in 1937.[7]

Vishnu and Sumati had two sons, the astrophysicist

Jayant and scientist Anant.[8]

Career

He returned to India in 1932 as a professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics at the

University of Poona in 1966 and retired in 1973[citation needed]. From 1960 to 1966, he served as the chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission.[2] He was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1931.[2] He served as the president of the Indian Mathematical Society from 1981 to 1982.[3]

He trained the first generation of general relativists in India. His Ph.D. students include Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya, Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, Naresh Dadhich, and Aragam R. Prasanna.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "RPSC | Hon'ble Chairpersons (Past)". rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^
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  3. ^ a b "V.V. Narikar Memorial Lecture". Jamia Millia Islamia.
  4. ^ a b Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu (2012). Chaar Nagaraantale Maajhe Vishwa(चार नगरांतले माझे विश्व). Mouj Prakashan Gruha, Khatau Wadi, Girgaon, Mumbai. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b c Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu (2012). Chaar Nagaraantale Maajhe Vishwa(चार नगरांतले माझे विश्व). Mouj Prakashan Gruha, Khatau Wadi, Girgaon, Mumbai. p. 6.
  6. ^ Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu (2012). Chaar Nagaraantale Maajhe Vishwa(चार नगरांतले माझे विश्व). Mouj Prakashan Gruha, Khatau Wadi, Girgaon, Mumbai. p. 7.
  7. ^ Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu (2012). Chaar Nagaraantale Maajhe Vishwa(चार नगरांतले माझे विश्व). Mouj Prakashan Gruha, Khatau Wadi, Girgaon, Mumbai. p. 29.
  8. ^ "Professor Anant V. Narlikar". www.narlikar.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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