Professor Jayant Narlikar, a pioneering Indian astrophysicist, profoundly influenced science and society, leaving a legacy of curiosity and inspiration.

One of the most celebrated Indian scientists, Narlikar, then a young researcher at Cambridge University in the UK, had ...

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