Born: 28 January 1925, Tiptur Died: 24 September 2004, Mumbai Books: The Structure of Music in Raga and Western Systems, Years of Pilgrimage, an Autobiography, Literacy in Indial Awards: Padma Shri (1968) Padma Bhushan (1973) Padma Vibhushan (1975) Education: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School Bengaluru St. Joseph’s College Madras Christian College University of Mumbai King’s College London, United Kingdom Raja Ramanna …
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Name: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Born: 19 July 1938, Kolhapur, Maharashtra Spouse: Mangala Narlikar Education: Central Hindu College (now Central Hindu Boys School) Banaras Hindu University Cambridge University Fields: Physics, Astronomy, Writer Awards: Smith’s Prize (1962) Padma Bhushan (1965) Adams Prize (1967) Padma Vibhushan (2004) Prix Jules Janssen (2004) Parents: Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar, Sumati Narlikar Jayant Vishnu Narlikar — How did …
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Born: 30 October 1909, Mumbai Died: 24 January 1966, Mont Blanc Full name: Homi Jehangir Bhabha Awards: Padma Bhushan Homi Jahangir Bhabha (H. J. Bhabha) Cosmic rays are fast-moving, extremely small particles coming from outer space. When these particles enter the earth’s atmosphere, they collide with the atoms in the air and produce showers of electrons. In 1937, Homi Jahangir Bhabha, …
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