Its goal is to promote cultural exchange between India and the United Kingdom.
The Nehru Centre is headed by a director, who is also a ranking diplomat at the High Commission of India, London.
[1] Indian playwright Girish Karnad, writer-diplomat Pavan Varma once headed the Nehru Centre, London as directors.
[3] From October 2019, bestselling award-winning author, Amish Tripathi, has taken over as Director.
Amish has been ranked among the top 100 celebrities in India by Forbes magazine consistently, and has also been ranked among the most powerful Indians by India Today magazine in 2019.