Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar gets the first Astronomical Society of India Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award in Pune

Category : Awards Published on: May 16 2023

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Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar received the first Astronomical Society of India (ASI) Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award in Pune.
Jayant Narlikar is an eminent astrophysicist and founding director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune.
The ASI instituted the Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award to recognize eminent Indian astronomers for the contributions they made to the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
Prof. Narlikar was among the first to initiate cosmology research in India. He came up with the idea of creating a dedicated centre to nucleate and spread astronomy curriculum and research in Indian Universities.
The award is named in honour of Govind Swarup, father of radio astronomy in India.
He conceived of and led the construction of the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) using innovative, cost-effective ideas optimized for the Indian environment.