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Jayant V Narlikar
About the AuthorJayant V Narlikar
The writer, a renowned astrophysicist, is professor emeritus at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune University. He was Cambridge University�??s Senior Wrangler in Maths in 1959.
    Meanwhile, several old students of the school alleged that corporal punishment and humiliation by teachers is common in the school over the last few years. (Representational image)Opinion
    How a good teacher operates

    But the main contribution from the teacher has to be a clear enunciation of what he is talking about.

    22 Feb 2017 12:40 AM IST

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    Wonderful world of mathematics

    Any action by the educational authorities to ease the pressure of mathematics is welcome to the typical students and...

    28 Jan 2017 12:52 AM IST

    Ayurveda, a traditional form of medicine, is known to have the least side-effects. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Here's why science declined in India

    Looking back at the history of science shows us starkly how the experimental part was missing in India.

    14 Dec 2016 12:37 AM IST

    Albert Einstein (Photo: Youtube video grab)Opinion
    Discoveries take science by surprise

    Einstein went for a completely new version of gravitation which he called the general theory of relativity.

    29 Nov 2016 12:44 AM IST

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    Our strange universe

    Some astronomical events also depend on the chance element in location and timing.

    21 Oct 2016 12:36 AM IST

    Besides Amaravati, two other cities, Pune and Indore will be developed into smart cities, British High Commissioner to India said. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    A challenge to smart cities'

    Not to be outdone, the one on the right advertised itself as the best sweet shop in the state.

    20 Aug 2016 12:47 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi wields the broom during a surprise visit to the Mandir Marg Police Station after launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in New Delhi on Thursday. The nationwide campaign aims to clean up India in five years. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Are we serious about Clean India?

    Our leaders often talk of converting our major cities into Singapore or Shanghai.

    26 July 2016 12:45 AM IST

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    When some are more equal than others

    The subcommission met in alternate years in India and the US.

    3 Jun 2016 12:33 AM IST

    Zij astronomy made its debut in India under the patronage of King Firoz Shah Tughlaq who ruled Delhi from 1351 to 1388. (Representational image)Opinion
    Raja Jai Singh and his zij

    Jai Singh was not a sovereign ruler.

    5 May 2016 1:38 AM IST

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    How science demolishes ego

    So the sum total was that a perfect democracy prevails in our universe and no galaxy has any special status.

    13 April 2016 12:53 AM IST

    Local and national awards for popularisation of science will certainly help in raising its popularity. Representational imageOpinion
    Why science needs journalism

    Most scientists work in government or private labs and are periodically promoted.

    16 March 2016 1:19 AM IST

    The role of thermal pressures in maintaining equilibrium cannot be overstated. Representational image. (Photo: visualphotos.com)Opinion
    The strange behaviour of gravity

    Imagine our Sun suddenly losing all its pressures.

    10 Feb 2016 1:17 AM IST

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