Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar cremated with full state honours

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to the mortal stays of astrophysicist Dr. Jayant Narlikar. Photograph: @CMOMaharashtra on X through PTI

Folks from all walks of life attended the final rites of eminent astrophysicist Dr. Jayant Narlikar in Pune as he was cremated with full state honours.

The final rites have been carried out on the Vaikunth Electrical Crematorium within the metropolis. Earlier within the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar supplied floral tributes to his mortal stays on the Inter-College Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), the establishment Dr. Narlikar based.

Dr. Narlikar (86), a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, died in his sleep on Tuesday (Might 20, 2025) morning.

College students, academics, researchers from IUCAA, neighbouring Nationwide Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Savitribai Phule Pune College and different establishments and other people from varied walks of life together with theatre, literature and humanities paid their final respects to him.