Nehru Science Centre Mumbai

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, through its interactive hands-on exhibits and pioneering educational programmes, has successfully made science accessible to common people who normally do not concern themselves with it. The first interactivity based Science Centre is considered as the forerunner in the history of science popularization in the country. In fact what the Exploratorium is to the science centres worldwide, the NSC is to the Indian scenario in specific. The interactive exhibits are so inviting that its inaugural programme, which was planned for only 20 minutes lasted for 120 minutes. Shri Rajiv Gandhi was so excited in interacting with the exhibits displayed in various galleries here that his other scheduled programmes had no options but to wait. The passion is still alive. What impressed Shri Rajiv Gandhi also impressed people at large. This is corroborated by the fact that more than 13 million people have visited this temple of science since its inauguration.