Jawahar Planetarium

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox museum | name = Jawahar Planetarium | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Jawahar Planetarium, Allahabad Jan 2014 AJ.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = The front of Jawahar Planetarium | alt = | map_type = | map_caption = | map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|25.45890|81.86024|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:IN|display=ti}} | established = 1975 | dissolved = | location = [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]], [[India]] | type = [[Science museum]] | collection_size = | visitors = | director = | president = | curator = | owner = Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund | public_transit = | parking = | network = | website = }}

The '''Jawahar Planetarium''' is located in the city of [[Prayagraj]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Schoolchildren imparted training to view solar eclipse|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-17/allahabad/28208771_1_giant-telescope-jawahar-planetarium-pramod-pandey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-17/allahabad/28208771_1_giant-telescope-jawahar-planetarium-pramod-pandey |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date= 17 July 2009}}</ref> 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' (established 1964), which has its headquarters at [[Teen Murti House]], New Delhi.<ref>[https://www.jnmf.in/institutions.html Institutions] JNMF.</ref>

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, 14 November.<ref>{{cite news |title=Narayana Murthy to deliver Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-07/allahabad/28087239_1_board-and-chief-mentor-n-r-narayana-murthy-infosys-technologies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-07/allahabad/28087239_1_board-and-chief-mentor-n-r-narayana-murthy-infosys-technologies |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lecture on genomic research|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/allahabad/28220665_1_human-genome-young-scientist-ra-mashelkar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063844/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/allahabad/28220665_1_human-genome-young-scientist-ra-mashelkar |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 November 2010 }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Indian Astronomical Observatory#Astrotourism|Astrotourism in India]] * [[Nehru Planetarium]] * [[Swami Vivekananda Planetarium|Swami Vivekananda Planetarium, Mangalore]] * [[List of tourist attractions in Prayagraj]] * [[List of planetariums]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Planetaria in India]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Prayagraj]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Prayagraj]] [[Category:1979 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]] [[Category:Education in Prayagraj]] [[Category:Science and technology in Prayagraj]] [[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]