Emiinent mathematician and scientist Dr. Mangala Narlikar, wife of noted astrophysicist Dr. Jayant Narlikar, passed away at her residence in Maharashtra's Pune city on July 17, after a prolonged illness, family sources said. She was 80-years-old.

• Dr. Mangala Narlikar was battling cancer for more than a year, a family member said.
• She is survived by her husband, three daughters and five grandchildren.
• After moving to India from Cambridge, England with her husband, she had started working at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and also taught maths at the University of Bombay.