Temples of modern India

Temples of modern India a term coined by India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru while inaugurating Bhakra Nangal Dam to describe scientific research institutes, steel plants, power plants, dams being launched in India after independence to jumpstart scientific and industrial progress.[1][2] These projects were part of his vision of development of modern India with a mix of heavy industries and scientific research institutes.[3]

Most of the PSUs and scientific institutions such as IITs were created by him as part of his vision of modern India.[4]

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