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Nehru
Science
Centre
(NSC)
is
the
largest
interactive
science
centre
in
India.
It
is
located
in
Worli,
Mumbai.
The
centre
is
named
after
India's
first
Prime
Minister,
Jawaharlal
Nehru.
In
1977,
the
centre
started
with
the
'Light
and
Sight'
exhibition,
and
then
in
1979
a
Science
Park
was
built.
On
11
November
1985
it
was
opened
to
the
public
by
Rajiv
Gandhi,
the
then
Prime
Minister
of
India.
In
1977,
Nehru
Science
Centre,
first
conceived
as
a
Science
&
Technology
Museum
in
late
sixties,
took
final
shape
as
India's
largest
interactive
science
centre,
to
match
the
world
trends
in
such
public
institutions.
The
centre
opened
its
first
semi-permanent
exhibition
`Light
&
Sight'
in
1977
followed
by
the
world's
first
ever
Science
Park
in
1979,
during
the
International
Year
of
the
child.
On
11
November
1985
the
full-fledged
science
centre
was
finally
opened
to
public
by
the
late
Rajiv
Gandhi,
then
Prime
Minister
of
India.
Nehru
Science
Centre,
the
largest
Science
Centre
in
the
country
has
a
sprawling
8
acres
(32,000
m2)
of
science
park
with
varieties
of
plants,
trees
and
shrubs.
More
than
500
hands-on
and
interactive
science
exhibits
on
energy,
sound,
kinematics,
mechanics,
transport,
etc.
are
installed
in
the
park.
The
NSC
building,
with
its
unique
architecture,
houses
several
permanent
science
expositions
on
various
theme.