Dr. Jayant Narlikar is an astronomer of international repute. Dr. Along with his mentor Fred Hoyle, Narlikar proposed a revolutionary new theory of gravitation, known as the 'Hoyle-Narlikar theory'. Due to his extraordinary achievements, he was honored with the title of 'Padma Bhushan' by the then President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan at the age of just 27 years. He was awarded India's second highest honor 'Padma Vibhushan' for his research work in astronomy. Along with scientific research, he is also known as a science writer. The inspirational life story of such a great personality is told in this book.
Dr. Jayant Narlikar is an astronomer of international repute. Dr. Along with his mentor Fred Hoyle, Narlikar proposed a revolutionary new theory of gravitation, known as the 'Hoyle-Narlikar theory'. Due to his extraordinary achievements, he was honored with the title of 'Padma Bhushan' by the then President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan at the age of just 27 years. He was awarded India's second highest honor 'Padma Vibhushan' for his research work in astronomy. Along with scientific research, he is also known as a science writer. The inspirational life story of such a great personality is told in this book.