29th Annual Report (2016-17)

97 Jayant V. Narlikar Search for Life in the Universe , Defence Research and Development Organization, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Auditorium, Pune,April 12, 2016. nd Cosmic Illusions , 2 Saturday Lecture Demonstration Programme, IUCAA, July 9, 2016. nd Disate tase nasate ... kadhi kadhi (Cosmic Illusions) (in Marathi), 2 Saturday Lecture Demonstration Programme, IUCAA, July 9, 2016. ConvocationAddress , Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur,August 10, 2016. Sarjanshilta ani vidnyankathancha pravas (Creativity and Growth of Science Fiction) (in Marathi), R.J. College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai,August 13, 2016. Homi Sethna : APersonal Tribute , Nehru Centre, Mumbai,August 24, 2016. Mahamana ke sapanonka ek adarsha vishwavidyalaya (An Ideal University Dreamt by the Mahamana) (in Hindi), Banaras HinduUniversity, Varanasi, September 5, 2016. HowWell Do we Know our Universe? , Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai, December 24, 2016. Antaralatun yenare vichitra varshav (Strange Showers from Space) (inMarathi), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Bachat Gat, Parbhani, January 14, 2017. Khagolshastratil antare (Distances inAstronomy) (inMarathi),AASTRONOMICAClub, N.M.V. Girls' High School, Pune, February 18, 2017. Pruthvipalikade jeevshrusticha shodh (Searches for Life outside the Earth) (in Marathi), Janseva Kendra, Borivali, March 11, 2017. The Lighter Side of Gravity , Marathi Vidnyan Parishad andYashantrao Chavan Pratisthan, Mumbai, March 14, 2017. ConvocationAddress , Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, March 24, 2017. Institution Building , Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, March 24, 2017. Astronomy and Computing: A Personal Experience of Early Days , C-DAC Foundation Day Lecture, IUCAA, March 28, 2017. T. Padmanabhan Einstein's Gravity: The First and the Next 100 years , BARC, Trombay, January 12, 2017. The Frontier of Theoretical Physics , University College, Thiruvananthapuram, February 8, 2017. Gravity: The Enigma, M.G. College, Thiruvananthapuram, February 9, 2017. Understanding our Universe: Status and Prospects , Chavan Centre and Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, Mumbai, February 10, 2017.