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India’s scientific landscape has been shaped by numerous brilliant minds who devoted their lives to the pursuit of knowledge and innovation. Among them, the name of Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar shines as a beacon of inspiration. A visionary astrophysicist, a dedicated science communicator, and among India’s foremost scientific thinkers, Prof. Narlikar played a key role in establishing modern cosmology in India and nurturing a culture of scientific curiosity among generations of students and researchers. His remarkable life’s work was recently honored posthumously when the Government of India announced that he would receive the Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, the country’s highest science award, recognizing his lifelong contributions to science and technology.

Pillars of reflections frame the interlocking geometrical mosaic under the starry dome at the entrance. Ganeshkhind, Pune, MH.

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Supercluster Deepavali is a time to have fun with lights. This is a model of the Saraswati supercluster, discovered by Bagchi et al. of IUCAA, and built by the students there. Each bulb represents a galaxy. A distracting table leg and light spill cleaned up using Snapheal.

Courtyard of Contact Binaries The platforms at the bases of the trees are [deliberately] shaped like filled Roche lobes of contact binary stars. At the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, MH. Swept panorama.

Aryabhata Statue of a conceptual Aryabhata at the quadrangle of IUCAA. Pune, MH.

Galileo Statue of Galileo at the quadrangle of IUCAA. Pune, MH.