Raman Science Centre

infobox London museum
name= Raman Science Centre


established= 1992
location= Nagpur
visitors= 307,074 (2007)
director= S.P.Pathak
tube=
website= [http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscn.htm Website]
network= The Raman Science Centre at Nagpur is an interactive science center affiliated with Mumbai's Nehru Science Centrecite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm|title=satellite units|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre was developed to promote a scientific attitude, portray the growth of science and technology and their applications in industry and human welfare, and hold science exhibits. The centre is named after famous Nobel Prize winner Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.The Raman Science Centre was inaugurated on 7th March 1992 and the planetarium was started on 5th January 1997cite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm|title=General Information|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre is located opposite Gandhi Sagar Lake in the heart of Nagpur. Between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007 the centre recorded a visitor count of 307,074cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx|title=no. of Visitors|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre is part of the National Council of Science Museums, India which is also the largest network of science centres/museums under a single administrative umbrella in the worldcite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx|title=ncsm.gov.in|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . NCSM rates the centre as regional level and it has a total floor area of 4333 sq meterscite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx|title=Units under NCSM|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] .

Activities

The centre carries out numerous programs to spread science and technology knowledge amongst the general publiccite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/RSCNCalendar.doc.|title=activities|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre along with local NGO HIRWAI gives the "Green Finger Award" to create awareness about the environment amongst school childrencite web|url=http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php|title=hirwai|publisher=hirwai.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . In August 2007, the information and communication technology gallery was openedcite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx|title=Information & Communication Technology|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] where ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair declared that India will send astronauts in space by 2015cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_will_send_astronaut_into_space_by_2015_ISRO_chief/articleshow/2254060.cms|title=India will send astronaut into space by 2015: ISRO chief|date=3 Aug 2007,|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre currently has 45 different interactive galleries including a 133 seat planetariumcite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx|title=planetarium|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] , fun science, a prehistoric Animal Park and more cite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm|title=galleries |publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre also holds science lectures, science film shows and 3-dimensional science showscite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnScShows.htm|title=Shows|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-06] . The centre also organizes activities like planet watching and other celestial phenomena for citizenscite web|url=http://www.nagpurplus.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NAGP3ART8232006|title=Planet observation|publisher=www.nagpurplus.com|language=English|accessdate=2008-06-08] .

General information

Schedule of the science centre
* From November to February: 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
* From March to October: 11:30 am to 7:00 pm
Charges

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