Anand Bhavan

About Anand Bhavan, Prayagraj

Ancestral home of India's Nehru family

• Anand Bhavan is a two-storey mansion that served as the ancestral residence of the Nehru family.
• Motilal Nehru constructed the house in the early 1930s to replace Swaraj Bhavan as the family residence during the Indian independence movement.
• It now functions as a memorial museum run by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund.
• Inside, rooms preserved behind glass show period furniture, personal libraries, letters, and original furnishings used by figures like Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi.
• A small planetarium sits on the manicured grounds next to the main building.
• October to March is the most pleasant period to walk the gardens and visit the complex.
• Anand Bhavan opens from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday, remaining closed on Mondays and national holidays.
• Entry requires a paid ticket purchased at the gate.