Scientist Jayant Narlikar gets Sahitya Akademi Award
Mumbai/Pune, Dec 19: Astrophysicist Jayant V. Narlikar was Friday conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiography. The Pune-based 76-year-old scientist's autobiography "Chaar Nagrantale Majhe Vishwa" was unanimously selected for the award in Marathi literature category, it was announced. The award, in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and a cheque of Rs.100,000, will be presented to Narlikar and other winners at a special function in New Delhi March 9. Narlikar has written scientific papers, science fiction, novels, short stories and popular science literature in English, Hindi and Marathi. A globally renowned scientific personality, Narlikar once appeared in Carl Sagan's television series 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage' in the 1980s.