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Location :-
Teen Murti House, New Delhi
Timings :- 10.00 am To 5.00 pm (Closed on
Mondays and government holidays).
Nehru Museum
This museum was once the residence of
the first Indian Prime Minister, but it was then called as Teen Murti Bhavan. It
displays the photographs and newspaper clippings, which give a fascinating
insight into the history of the independence movement. Teen Murti, the sprawling
prime ministerial residence of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was converted into a
museum after his death. The museum consequently revolves around the life and
works of Nehru, especially those objects pertaining to the freedom struggle. The
colonial building is equally interesting, with its teak paneled rooms with high
ceilings, spacious verandas and well kept gardens. Nehru Museum was once used to
be the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in
India before independence. Nehru lived here for 16 years until his death. Soon
after his death the Government of India decided that Teen Murti House should be
dedicated to his memory housing a museum and a library.
Personal Museum
The museum has been primarily developed as a personal museum, with such rooms as
the bedroom, the drawing-room and the study room. The museum portrays through
visual media the life and works of the leader of India's struggle for freedom,
the architect of modern India, and definitely a passionate champion of world
peace. Apart from highlighting his achievements, the visual display describes
Nehru's Kashmiri lineage, years at Harrow and Cambridge, his budding career as a
barrister and his activities as a young radical who entered nationalist politics
in 1917 by participating in the Home Rule Movement. A display of popular
interest is the Gifts Gallery, which has some of the priceless gifts received by
Nehru during his travels in India and overseas. Among the exhibits is the Bharat
Ratna medal awarded to him in 1955. An object of great interest to visitors is
the Jawahar Jyoti, the eternal flame, symbolizing the ideals for which
Jawaharlal lived and worked during his lifetime. It is kept burning day and
night. A massive granite rock put up in the front lawn is inscribed with short
extracts from the historic tryst with destiny speech delivered by Nehru in the
midnight session of the Indian Constituent Assembly on August 14th –15th, 1947.
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