Monthly Science Movie      

Screening monthly Science Movie entitled WILD KARNATAKA on 16th February 2020 at 5:30 pm.

Science Club on the topic "Astronomy in Harrapan Civilization: Visual Approach" on 16th February 2020 at 4 pm      

The ancient civilization around the Indus valley is known for their engineering and planning. Their cities such as Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro were Manhattan of their times. Curiously some of their ruined sites have astronomical secrets underlying them which only recently have come to light.

In this session Dr. B. S. Shylaja will uncover these new insights of Harrapan astronomy. What is more interesting is use of satellite imagery through planetarium grade visualization software to study the past which is novel approach.

Telescope Assembly Workshop on 22nd, 23rd & 29th Feb and 1st March 2020      

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is organizing a TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP for schools, science centres and general public on three weekends. Participants will assemble 6” Newtonian Telescope with Dobsonian mount. The workshop will be for a duration of four days. The workshop will have theory sessions in astronomy and using of Newtonian telescopes etc.

Ask an Astronomer      

"Ask an Astronomer" is scheduled for public 2nd February 2020 from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm.

Know Your Stars      

Monthly sky gazing programme entitled "Know Your Stars" for public is scheduled on 2nd February 2020 at 6.30 pm.

Diversity of Life - workshop for teachers       Click here for more..

One-day biology workshop for high schoolteachers entitled "Diversity of Life" is scheduled from 23rd January 2020 between 10:30 am and 3:30 pm. Charges Rs.300/- per head.

Daytime Astronomy - workshop for students       Click here for more..

One-day astronomy workshop for high school students entitled "Daytime Astronomy" is scheduled from 22nd January 2020 between 10:30 am and 3 pm. Charges Rs.150/- per head.

Science Club on the topic "Visualization and Analysis" is scheduled for students/public on 12th Jan 2020 at 4 pm.      

Visualizations help us in analysis, inference and drawing conclusions in many disciplines. From simple 2D graphs to complex 3D representation emphasis is laid on visualization. By taking state of art examples from satellite based astronomy, oceanic and atmospheric data to live internet traffic trends we shall discuss how visualization can be used in our daily lives, research, resource allocation, etc. Session will also discuss why visualization helps us and how human brain processes them.

Universe in the Classroom - workshop      

A 3-day astronomy workshop for public is scheduled from 10th - 12th January 2020 between 4 pm and 7 pm. Charges Rs.500/- per head.

Taralaya Pravasa for Govt School students      

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium launches a unique day-long programme namely 'Taralaya Pravasa'. It is aimed at taking science education closer to Govt School students, specially to rural govt school students of 8th-10th standard. In this programme ,we engage students in interactive laboratory demonstration of science exhibits/models, show a program in Kannada in our sky theatre, and explain models in science park and encourage students to spend times exploring in the park. We will reimburse to and fro transport costs from the school to the Planetarium in Bengaluru.

We have limited funds under this Scheme and will be able to accommodate about 120 students, accompanied by 3-4 teachers per school per day. We invite the Headmasters/Principals of the Govt Schools, who would like to avail this opportunity of exposing their students to science and technology, to urgently send us an application with necessary details by email to: admin@taralaya.org. This program has become possible with a generous donation made by M/s Zerodah Technologies, Bengaluru, under the Corporate Social Responsibility.