<P> Temples of modern India was 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. Dams are known as temples of modern India . These projects were part of his vision of development of modern India with a mix of heavy industries and scientific research institutes . </P>
<P> Temples of modern India was 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. Dams are known as temples of modern India . These projects were part of his vision of development of modern India with a mix of heavy industries and scientific research institutes . </P>
who claimed dams as the temple of modern india
who claimed dams as the temple of modern india
India 's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru
India 's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru