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Astronomy and astrophysics in India
(Nature Publishing Group, 2000-05-18) Narlikar, J. V.
The growth in astronomy and astrophysics (A&A) in India has been mostly since the country achieved independence in 1947. The present work is carried out in a few select research institutes and in some university departments. The Astronomical Society of India has around 300 working A&A scientists as members, with another 50-60 graduate students.
Making science simple
(UNESCO, 1998-03-28) Narlikar, J. V.
Education in astronomy and astrophysics: the Indian experience
(Elsevier Science Publishers, 1997-08-22) Narlikar, J. V.; Rana, N. C.
In the context of a vast region with one-sixth of the global population, the Indian subcontinent has a very rich tradition of teaching of astronomy as a science. The so called modern astronomy has mostly been developed over the past two centuries whereas the subject of astrophysics is barely a hundred years old. This work reviews briefly the current efforts in India in propagating these subjects not only at the research level but all the way down to the level of school children. With the creation of IUCAA, these efforts have been systematized and the response to them has been very rewarding.
IUCAA as a facility in astronomy and astrophysics
(IAU XXIInd General Assembly, 1994-03-24) Narlikar, J. V.
Pedagogical programmes in astronomy and astrophysics at IUCAA
(IAU XXIInd General Assembly, 1994-04-12) Narlikar, J. V.