Narlikar interacts with students at UPES

Tribune News Service

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Dehradun, September 7

Professor JV Narlikar, an internationally acclaimed proponent of steady state cosmology and a Padma Vibhushan awardee, with his mathematics wizard wife Dr Mangala Narlikar visited the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) yesterday.

Narlikar received the Padma Bhushan at the age of 26 in 1965 and 46 years later was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011. He has been the president of cosmology commission of the International Astronomical Union from 1994 to 1997. Apart from being the fellow of three national science academies he is an associate of the Royal Astronomical Society, London, and the French Astronomical Society, France. Recipient of several national and international awards, he is also a science communicator and does so through his books, articles, radio and TV programmes. The Vice Chancellor of UPES, Dr Honwad Shrihari, introduced Narlikar to the audience with details of all his accomplishments. Present on the occasion were Chancellor Dr SJ Chopra, Dr (Mrs) Mangala Narlikar and other senior management of UPES, faculty members and students.

Teachers’ Day was also celebrated after the distinguished lecture where senior professors of UPES were recognised by professor and Mangala Narlikar which included Dr S K Gupta, Maj Gen (retd) SPS Narang, Dr KS Mishra, Dr Indra Deo Mall, Dr Shivaramu, Dr Parichay Kumar Dass and Dr KP Sampathkumar.

Mangala Narlikar interacted with students of class IX and X of Asian School, Shemford Doon and Cambridge School for over two hours on the subject “Puzzles in Maths”. The students went back excited and overwhelmed after getting exposed to the various ways by which mathematics could be made interesting.

UPES management had also invited teachers from some of the state government run schools in its vicinity. These included teachers from schools of Upper Kandoli, Khara Khet, Doonga, Bishanpur, Misraj Patti, Bidholi and Pondha.