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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Swami Vivekananda Planetarium|Swami Vivekananda Planetarium, Mangalore]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Allahabad]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Allahabad]]
* [[List of planetariums]]
* [[List of planetariums]]

Revision as of 05:56, 22 April 2018

Jawahar Planetarium
The front of Jawahar Planetarium
Map
Established1975
LocationAllahabad, UP, India
TypeScience museum
OwnerJawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund

The Jawahar Planetarium is located in the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It was built in 1979 and is situated beside Anand Bhavan the former residence of the Nehru-Gandhi family and now a museum. It is managed by the 'Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund' (estb. 1964), which has its headquarters at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.[2]

Each year, the prestigious 'Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture' is also held at the planetarium, organised under the auspices of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund on the birth anniversary of India's first prime minister, November 14.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Schoolchildren imparted training to view solar eclipse". The Times of India. Jul 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Institutions JNMF.
  3. ^ "Narayana Murthy to deliver Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture". The Times of India. Nov 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Lecture on genomic research". The Times of India. Nov 11, 2010.