Jayant Narlikar passes away at 87, who was the celebrated astrophysicist, Padma Vibhushan awardee?

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a distinguished astrophysicist and science communicator, has died at 87. Globally recognized for his cosmology contributions and alternatives to the Big Bang theory, he founded the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). Narlikar received numerous accolades, including the Padma Vibhushan, and was celebrated for popularizing science through books and media.