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Chai took longer: Why Jayant Vishnu Narlikar questioned the Big Bang theory

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 21 May 2025
For Narlikar, it was his way of saying that the universe couldn’t have appeared all at once. The Big Bang theory, he felt, was too sudden, too convenient—and too close to the idea of a divine creation. He also pointed out that the theory had strong support from the Church: after all, it was first proposed by a Catholic priest, Georges Lemaître, and even endorsed by the Pope.
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