Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Biography and Timeline

Follow Jayant Vishnu Narlikar through 3 dated historical records for India.

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1964–1988Years on this page

1964

Hoyle-Narlikar Gravity

Astrophysicist · Cambridge · Science / Physics

Jayant Narlikar and Fred Hoyle publish a new Machian theory of gravitation based on direct particle interactions.

1974

Mini-bangs

Astrophysicist · India · Science / Physics

Jayant Narlikar develops the idea of localized matter-creation events, later described as mini-bangs within alternative cosmological models.

1988

IUCAA

Founder · IUCAA · Pune · Science / Physics

Jayant Narlikar becomes founding director of IUCAA, creating a national centre to strengthen university research in astronomy and astrophysics.

Role range: 1988-2003

Records, sources and methodology

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