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NEHRU CENTRE |
 Adjacent
to the planetarium is the Nehru Centre, venue of numerous
international trade fairs and local exhibitions. In the basement, the
Nehru Auditorium usually hosts classical music and dance recitals,
concerts and plays.
It was in 1972 that the Nehru Centre was conceived by the late Shri
Rajni Patel and others as a living memorial to the maker of modern
India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru symbolized the ideals
of enlightened curiosity, scientific temper, secular values, and above
all, a faith in the people of India. The foundation stone of this
magnificent dream was laid by the late Smt. Indira Gandhi on November
2, 1972 on a six-acre plot leased by the Government of Maharashtra.
Among other attractions, it houses a permanent exhibition on the
history of India, titled Discovery of India after the book written by
Nehru. |
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