Kusumbai Motichand Planetarium
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Kusumbai Motichand Planetarium
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Kusumbai Motichand Planetarium, the first projection planetarium in Asia, became operational at the New English School in Pune on 18 September 1954. It was named after the mother of Seth Motichand Shah, son-in-law of Seth Walchand Hirachand(1882–1953), the founder of the Walchand group of Industries. The venture of a planetarium building was possible because of the generous donation of Rs.50000 from Walchand Group in the early 1950s. The planetarium movement in India had started with the opening
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School, Planetarium in Maharashtra, India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusumbai_Motichand_Planetarium
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2023-06-05T14:55:38Z
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