The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has officially been renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society, a development that has sparked a heated exchange between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress.
The renaming of NMML, located on Teen Murti Marg in central Delhi, came after a decision by the government in June.
“Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) is now Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) Society w.e.f August 14, 2023 – in tune with the democratisation and diversification of the remit of the society. Happy Independence Day! @narendramodi, @rajnathsingh @MinOfCultureGoI,” PMML vice-chairman A Surya Prakash wrote on social media site X.
The building was Nehru’s official residence for 16 years until his death in 1964.
While the Congress has accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to erase the former Prime Minister’s legacy, here’s a list of several institutions/buildings/structures, etc, named after Nehru:
Educational institutions
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
- Jawahar Bal Bhavan Thrissur, Kerala
- Jawahar Bharati College, Kavali, Andhra Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka
- Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur
- Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga, Karnataka
- Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Nehru Arts, Science and Commerce College, Hubli, Karnataka
- Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- Nehru Memorial College, Sullia, Karnataka
- Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts & Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Jawahar Science College
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Museums
- Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar
- Nehru Museum of Science and Technology
Ports
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Parks and gardens
- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden, Srinagar
- Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
- Nehru Park, Burnpur
- Nehru Park, Delhi
- Nehru Park, Guwahati
- Nehru Park, Coimbatore
- Nehru Park, Thrissur
- Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
- Nehru Garden, Udaipur
- Nehru Garden, Jaipur
- Nehru Garden, Koynanagar
- Nehru Park, Bokaro
Stadiums
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tiruchirappalli
- Nehru Smarak Stadium, Bhagalpur
- Nehru Stadium, Durgapur
- Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
- Nehru Stadium, Hubli
- Nehru Stadium, Indore
- Nehru Stadium, Kottayam
- Nehru Stadium, Pune
- Nehru Stadium, Shimoga
- Nehru Stadium, Tumkur
Others
- Jawahar Chowk, Ahmedabad
- Jawahar Circle, Jaipur
- Jawahar Dweep, near Mumbai
- Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- Jawahar LPS Kurakkodu, Kollam
- Jawahar Planetarium, Prayagraj
- Jawahar Sagar Dam, Chambal valley
- Jawahar Setu, Bihar
- Jawahar Tunnel, J&K
- Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata (Chowringhee Road)
- Jawaharnagar (Gujarat Refinery)
- Nehru Foundation for Development
- Nehru Nagar, Dharwad
- Nehru Place, Delhi
- Nehru Planetariums
- Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
(With agency inputs)