India, May 22 -- People from all walks of life attended the last rites of eminent astrophysicist Dr Jayant Narlikar in Pune as he was cremated with full state honours in the city on Wednesday. The last rites were performed at the Vaikunth electric crematorium in Pune.

Earlier in the day, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar offered floral tributes to his mortal remains at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), the institution Narlikar founded.

Narlikar, 86, a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, died in his sleep on Tuesday morning.

Students, teachers, researchers from IUCAA, neighbouring National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Savitribai Phule Pune University an...