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The '''Anand Bhavan''' is a [[historic house museum]] in [[Prayagraj]], [[India]], focusing on the Nehru Family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news-travel/heres-what-you-must-see-and-experience-in-allahabad-3609201/|title=Here’s What You Must See And Experience in Allahabad|last=Charu Chowdhary}}</ref> It was bought by Indian political leader [[Motilal Nehru]] in the 1930s to serve as the residence of the [[Nehru-Gandhi Family|Nehru family]] when the original mansion [[Swaraj Bhavan]] (previously called Anand Bhavan) was transformed into the local headquarters of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prayagraj.nic.in/tourist-place/anand-bhawan/|title=Anand Bhawan {{!}} District Allahabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref>[[Jawahar Planetarium]], the planetarium is situated here, which has been striving to inculcate scientific temper among masses through its sky shows on astronomy and science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nehruportal.nic.in/anand-bhawan|title=Anand Bhawan {{!}} Nehru Portal, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library {{!}} Ministry of Culture, Government of India|website=nehruportal.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>
The '''Anand Bhavan''' is a [[historic house museum]] in [[Prayagraj]], [[India]], focusing on the Nehru Family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news-travel/heres-what-you-must-see-and-experience-in-allahabad-3609201/|title=Here’s What You Must See And Experience in Allahabad|last=Charu Chowdhary}}</ref> It was bought by Indian political leader [[Motilal Nehru]] in the 1930s to serve as the residence of the [[Nehru-Gandhi Family|Nehru family]] when the original mansion [[Swaraj Bhavan]] (previously called Anand Bhavan) was transformed into the local headquarters of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prayagraj.nic.in/tourist-place/anand-bhawan/|title=Anand Bhawan {{!}} District Allahabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> [[Jawahar Planetarium]] is situated here, which has been striving to inculcate scientific temper among masses through its sky shows on astronomy and science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nehruportal.nic.in/anand-bhawan|title=Anand Bhawan {{!}} Nehru Portal, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library {{!}} Ministry of Culture, Government of India|website=nehruportal.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>


'''Anand Bhavan''' was donated to [[Indian government]] in 1970 by the then [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indira Gandhi: Daughter of India|url=https://archive.org/details/indiragandhi00caro|url-access=registration|last=Carol|first=Dommermuth-Costa|publisher=Lerner publication company|year=2002|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiragandhi00caro/page/25 25]}}</ref> the granddaughter of Motilal Nehru<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pandit Motilal Nehru: His Life and Work|last=Upendra Chandra Bhattacharyya, Shovendu Sunder Chakravarty|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation}}</ref> and daughter of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.museumsofindia.org/museumdetails.php?node=515|title=Anand Bhawan|website=www.museumsofindia.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>
The residence was donated to [[Indian government]] in 1970 by the then [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indira Gandhi: Daughter of India|url=https://archive.org/details/indiragandhi00caro|url-access=registration|last=Carol|first=Dommermuth-Costa|publisher=Lerner publication company|year=2002|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiragandhi00caro/page/25 25]}}</ref> the granddaughter of Motilal Nehru<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pandit Motilal Nehru: His Life and Work|last=Upendra Chandra Bhattacharyya, Shovendu Sunder Chakravarty|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation}}</ref> and daughter of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.museumsofindia.org/museumdetails.php?node=515|title=Anand Bhawan|website=www.museumsofindia.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Latest revision as of 19:52, 8 October 2021

Not to be confused with Swaraj Bhavan, the older building which had the same name.

Anand Bhavan
Facade of Anand Bhavan
Facade of Anand Bhavan
Established1930
LocationPrayagraj (formerly Allahabad), India
Coordinates25°27′34″N 81°51′36″E / 25.459376°N 81.8599815°E / 25.459376; 81.8599815
TypeHistoric house museum

The Anand Bhavan is a historic house museum in Prayagraj, India, focusing on the Nehru Family.[1] It was bought by Indian political leader Motilal Nehru in the 1930s to serve as the residence of the Nehru family when the original mansion Swaraj Bhavan (previously called Anand Bhavan) was transformed into the local headquarters of the Indian National Congress.[2] Jawahar Planetarium is situated here, which has been striving to inculcate scientific temper among masses through its sky shows on astronomy and science.[3]

The residence was donated to Indian government in 1970 by the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi,[4] the granddaughter of Motilal Nehru[5] and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru.[6]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • At the entrance of Anand Bhavan
    At the entrance of Anand Bhavan
  • General view
    General view
  • Room where Congress meetings were held
    Room where Congress meetings were held

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Charu Chowdhary. "Here's What You Must See And Experience in Allahabad".
  2. ↑ "Anand Bhawan | District Allahabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Anand Bhawan | Nehru Portal, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library | Ministry of Culture, Government of India". nehruportal.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Carol, Dommermuth-Costa (2002). Indira Gandhi: Daughter of India. Lerner publication company. pp. 25.
  5. ↑ Upendra Chandra Bhattacharyya, Shovendu Sunder Chakravarty. Pandit Motilal Nehru: His Life and Work. B.R. Publishing Corporation.
  6. ↑ "Anand Bhawan". www.museumsofindia.org. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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