Prof. V.V. Narlikar

Abstract

Professor Vishnu Vasudeva Narlikar was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra on 26 September, 1908, in a scholarly family. His father Sri Vasudeva Shastri was a well known Vedic scholar. As a child Vishnu was rather of poor health; however, because of the extra care from his parents he survived through difficult days. He had his schooling in Rajaram High School and after securing distinction in his matriculation, that earned him Le Grand Jacob Scholarship, he went to Bombay in 1924 to pursue his studies in Elphinston College and the Royal Institute of Science.