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Varun Sahni

Indian astrophysicist · India · On the map · Scientists · Born 1956 · age 70

Varun Bhisham Sahni is an Indian theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and a distinguished professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology2000

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Known for his research on cosmology, Sahni is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and National Academy of Sciences, India. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to physical sciences in 2000.

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Born 1956 · age 70