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Jayant Narlikar

Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2025)

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Born
July 19, 1938
Died
May 20, 2025
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1938

About Jayant Narlikar

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was an Indian astrophysicist who performed research on alternative cosmology. He was also an author who wrote textbooks on cosmology, popular science books, and science fiction novels and short stories. In 1988, he became the first director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). He completed the mathematical tripos in 1959, for which he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and was Senior Wrangler. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1963. That model was incompatible with the accelerating expansion of the Universe, discovered in 1997, so Narilkar proposed another model in 2002.

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Jayant Narlikar timeline

  1. He completed the mathematical tripos in 1959, for which he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and was Senior Wrangler.
  2. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1963.
  3. In 1988, he became the first director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
  4. That model was incompatible with the accelerating expansion of the Universe, discovered in 1997, so Narilkar proposed another model in 2002.

The world when Jayant Narlikar was born

Jayant Narlikar was born in 1938. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jayant Narlikar's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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