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4 unusual facts about Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya


Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya

From 1948 to 1971, he taught at various colleges including: V. P. College, Vallabh Vidyanagar; Gujarat College, Ahmedabad; M.N. College, Visnagar; and University School of Sciences, Gujarat University.

In 1942, P. C. Vaidya wrote to Professor V. V. Narlikar, father of renowned Indian physicist Jayant Narlikar, expressing his desire to study relativity.

His final professional benchmark was the Vice Chancellorship of Gujarat University during 1978 – 80.

Spending his senior years in Gujarat University, he initiated state wide efforts to revolutionize mathematics and science education - his motivation being "I am the highest paid mathematics teacher in Gujarat. It cannot be (limited) for teaching M.Sc. classes."



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