Periyar Science and Technology Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Periyar Science and Technology Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

B. M. Birla Planetarium is a large planetarium in Chennai providing a virtual tour of the night sky and holding cosmic shows on a specially perforated hemispherical aluminium inner dome. It is located at Kotturpuram in the Periyar Science and Technology Centre

The Periyar Science and Technology Center which is housed in an extensive complex at Kotturpuram in Chennai will interest science buffs. The Center, which began in 1983, has many exhibits on science and technology. The center has been named after a great radical leader and visionary from South India, Thanthai Periyar. He was one of the first believers of adopting modern scientific approaches in comprehending various phenomena.

District Science Centre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

District Science Centre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

District Science Centre was opened to the public on 27th February 1987 with a gallery on “Treasures from Ocean” and a Science Park. 

Soon the Centre became one of the most popular centres in NCSM network with the spontaneous support of the local community.The aim of the Centre is to popularize science and technology among public and to supplement science education in schools and colleges to foster a spirit of scientific enquiry among the students.

The District Science Centre is one of the 124 centers in India. It will thrill science aficionados with its three theme based galleries on Science, Electronics and Popular Science. This six-acre science park has several exhibits that facilitate dispensing knowledge about scientific development to people.

B.M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

B.M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

B. M. Birla Planetarium is a large planetarium in Chennai providing a virtual tour of the night sky and holding cosmic shows on a specially perforated hemispherical aluminium inner dome.

Birla Planetarium is a vital element of the Periyar Science and Technology Centre, a leading institute in Tamil Nadu which houses eight galleries, namely, Physical Science, Electronics and Communication, Energy, Life Science, Innovation, Transport, International Dolls and Children and Materials Science, with more than 500 exhibits.