MUMBAI
General Information about Mumbai

JUHU BEACH
Located 18-km north of the city centre, it's a major beach site on the shores of Arabian Sea and is one of the posh localities of Mumbai where one can find the bungalows of the famous film personalities of Bollywood. It's also a favorite shooting site among the filmmakers as many film shootings are also held over here.

On the southern end of the Juhu beach one can find many Luxury hotels and apartments, which are regarded as a favourite haunt of Mumbai's movers and shakers. The beach, which almost seems deserted during weekdays, always tends to get very crowded on weekends.

On weekends one can take the pleasure of horse and donkey rides, dancing monkeys, acrobats, cricket matches, toy sellers and every other type of Indian beach entertainment. Vendors ply on the beach calling attention to their wares, which are mostly souveneirs like T-shirts and cute little Indian dolls made from seashells.

Eating Joints At Juhu Beach: Generally it is not a very good place to swim, but it's an ideal snack joint, with various food stalls. If you would like to try out Bhelpuri or a Kulfi in Mumbai, Juhu is the place to be. If you want a more fancy excursion, visit Juhu's many five star hotels, for a steaming cup of coffee and a splendid view of the coast. The government run Juhu Centaur also has a 24-hour coffee shop with a view of the sea.

Attractions Around Juhu Beach

Versova Beach: Versova Beach is the nearby attraction located towards the north of Juhu, which is a home to Mumbai's largest Koli fishing community.

MARINE DRIVE: If you're feeling energetic, a stroll down Marine Drive is possibly the best way to discover Mumbai. This is a windswept promenade, flanked by the sea and a row of art deco buildings. Looped between the concrete jungle of Nariman Point, Mumbai's Manhattan, and the leafy green slopes of Malabar hill, Marine Drive was once called the queen's Necklace, strung with glittering street lights like an enormous strand of imperious jewels. It is also one of Mumbai's busiest roads, an important artery for the heavy suburban traffic heading downtown. Cars whiz continually past the two mile stretch, past huddled lovers, children and babies in perambulators. Like other seafronts, this is where most of south Mumbai comes to breathe in some fresh air.

NEHRU CENTER: The Brainchild of late Rajni Patel, was conceived as a tribute to one of the greatest architects of modern India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.He symbolised the idea of enlightened curiosity, scientific temper and secular values. He had a strong belief in the people of India.
Nehru Centre encompasses of various departments like, Discovery of India, a permanent exposition, Nehru Planetarium, Culture Wing, Art Gallery, Library, Publication Wing ,etc.
The Centre's first achievement was to provide the city with a Planetarium, which was inaugurated by Mrs. Indira Gandhi on 3rd March, 1977. It soon acquired a distinct identity on the map of Mumbai.
"The Nehru Planetarium presented its 26th sky theatre programme "Astronomy of the Millennium" on 22nd January, 2,000.
The Discovery of India Building, was designed by eminent architect, Mr. I.M.Kadri. Its architectural design embodies Nehru's vision of step - by - step rise  of Modern India from a broad base of a green revolution, progressing into different directions at varying levels.
There is also an Auditorium with a seating capacity of 934 seats with marvellous acoustic effects and other state-of- art facilities. It is the nucleus of various cultural and intellectual activities held at Nehru Centre.

Nehru Centre's live interest in the spirit of scientific enquiry, art and culture is enlivened by organising a wide range of activities.

The Nehru Planetarium: The Nehru Planetarium, commissioned on 3rd March, 1977 has grown into  a Centre for scientific study of astronomy and for meeting of scientists and scholars for discussions and lectures, arranged periodically on various stellar and Astronomical events.
The programmes are aimed at inspiring students. These include Science quiz contests, Astro-painting, Science elocution, Astro-poetry and Astro-quiz competitions. Special arrangements are made to watch, study and photograph Solar & Lunar eclipses, and many such other events. Telescopes are installed outside the Planetarium to enable eager visitors to watch these phenomena.
The Planetarium is running the 29th sky theatre programme from October 1st 2003, namely "Wonders of the Universe".
It has a Mini Planetarium also, which is taken out to remote rural areas to project its shows for people and children to make them aware of the astronomical progress. These shows are highly popular and in great demand.

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