Temples of modern India - wikipedia Temples of modern India 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. Most of the PSUs and scientific institutions such as the IITs were created by him as part of his vision of modern India. References Jump up ^ Temples of Modern India, Financial Express, August 16, 2003. Jump up ^ PSUs : Modern industrial temples of India DNA, October 8, 2009. Jump up ^ Jawaharlal Nehru : Architect of India 's modern temples, The Hindu, July, 2003. Jump up ^ `` I Wrote My Will Across the Sky in Stars ''. India Today. 6 December 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2015. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temples_of_modern_India&oldid=763828784 '' Categories : Nehru administration Economy of India Science and technology in India Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 February 2017, at 13 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: who claimed dams as the temple of modern india
Answer: India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru