P.C. VAIDYA, A GANDHIAN MATHEMATICIAN-PHYSICIST AND PROPONENT OF 'VAIDYA METRIC: NEARLY IN OBLIVION

摘要

The year 2018 marked the birth centenary of the Gandhian mathematician-cum-physicist, P.C. Vaidya who was an inspiring teacher, a dedicated populariser of mathematics and the proponent of Vaidya metric, a rare dynamic solution to the space time geometry around radiating stir. Sadly, however, this world famous expert in relativity and cosmology could not become a household name in India and has nearly gone into oblivion. There was hardly any celebration of his birth centenary across India. The life and work of this modest scientist have been presented briefly in this article.