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Planetarium Research Paper

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Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Akash Griha (Planetarium)
School planetariums have long been playing a crucial role in refining the astronomical concepts of the students all over the world. Kusumbai Motichand Planetarium, the first planetarium of our country was established in Pune’s New English School in 1954. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Akash Griha, the first Indian planetarium in a girls’ school, was set up in Arya Kanya Gurukul at Porbandar in 1965.
This premier boarding school was established in 1937 by Shri Nanji Kalidas Mehta (1887-1969), founder of the Mehta Group of Industries. He was an entrepreneur by profession and a philanthropist by heart who took the liberty of breaking the blind shackles of orthodoxy and featured his Group of Industries to …show more content…

Honouring the occasion was Shri Hitendra Desai, Chief Minister of Gujarat. The planetarium’s entire build had a width of 42 meters and height of 17 meters. Daughter of Nanjibhai, Dr. Savita N. Mehta, who was Honorary Principal of the
Gurukul looked after activities of the planetarium. She was lovingly addressed by everyone as Didiji.
Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi during her visit to Arya Kanya Gurukul and Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Akash Griha on 19th February 1967, wrote the following message in Distinguished Visitors’ Book. "The importance of Education for girls was emphasized by both Gandhiji and Nehruji. They opened many a new door for women of India. It is the duty of the women of India to come forward and participate in the country 's progress. For this, there is a need for education, health, discipline and arts. They should develop the feeling of patriotism and knowledge of the rich cultural heritage of our country”. Smt. Indira Gandhi, at Arya Kanya Gurukul, Porbandar in …show more content…

It has a small planetarium projector called Zeiss – Kleinplanetarium No. 1 (ZKP1), manufactured by Carl Zeiss of Jena, East Germany in late 1950s. It can display about 5000 stars and planets with the help of multiple projectors. The star ball has 32 lenses and each lens forms a sky area of approximately 150 stars. The ball is connected to a truss containing projectors for planets and other moving celestial objects. All these individual projectors are to be set manually and therefore require sufficient astronomical knowledge of the planetarium staff. The shows thus provide exciting astronomy education. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium holds about 300 shows a year rounding up around 90,000 visitors to view its fantastic shows on Universe and its components during last three years. Occasionally, it allows the general public to view the planetarium

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