University Auditoriums :-
General Zorawar Singh Auditorium :-
The
General Zorawar Singh Auditorium is a State of Art auditorium.
The Auditorium Complex is named after one of the most
illustrious sons of Jammu, General Zorawar Singh. It was the
then Chancellor of the University, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. K.
Sinha, PVSM, who suggested the name. According to the family
tradition, Zorawar was born in about 1784 AD in a
Chandravanshi Kahluria family at the village of Ansar in
tehsil Hamirpur of the Kangra district. As a youth, Zorawar
Singh was a bold and intrepid adventurer who served as a
soldier in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharaja
Sansar Chand of Kangra. Later, he joined Maharaja Gulab
Singh’s army and his valiant and chivalrous disposition caught
the attention of Gulab Singh who appointed Zorawar as
Inspector of Commissariat supplies for all the forts north of
Jammu. When Kishtwar was annexed by Gulab Singh in 1820,
Zorawar Singh was appointed as Hakim (Governor) of that
district, a position he held upto 1836. The stage was set for
Zorawar’s greatest military expedition. He prepared his army
for combat in the lofty snow bound lands north of the
Himalayas. Zorawar Singh’s conquest of Ladakh, Baltistan and
Tibet is etched in golden words in the annals of high altitude
warfare, and can be compared to Hannibal’s march across the
Alps.
The Auditorium has a seating capacity of more than 1500. The
auditorium can be divided into two parts: the main auditorium
with a capacity of more than 1000, and a mini auditorium -
with its own hydraulic stage, acoustic, sliding-folding
partition - with a seating capacity of about 500. Two hi-tech
elevators are an added convenience. The Art Gallery in the
basement houses the Curator’s Room, the Miniature Gallery, a
special lift for the physically challenged and a Freight
Elevator for carriage of Heavy artifacts. The T.V. Studio in
the second basement includes a Control Room, Rehearsal Room,
Editing Room and a modern studio. The ground floor includes
the Museum, a Souvenir shop, a Photo Gallery, the Curator's
Room and the Cafeteria. On the ground floor, there is also a
Special Complex with facilities like a Lounge Room, Dining
Hall, and Pantry and with direct access to the stage. In
addition, the ground floor also hosts a Conference Room, a
Communication Room, Administration Office, Green Room
(Ladies), Green Room (Gents), and the Administrator’s Room.
The first Floor houses a Seminar Room, the FM Radio Station,
Media Centre, Office and two Exhibition halls. The second
Floor houses Offices, several brain-storming rooms and an Art
Studio for children. The third Floor has Conference Rooms, a
Reading room-cum-library while the Master Control Room is
located on the fourth floor.
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Brigadier Rajinder
Singh Auditorium :-
Brigadier Rajinder Singh Auditorium has a seating capacity
of 250 persons and is remains in great demands for
hosting national seminars and conferences. It is one of the
venue of "Display your Talent", a programme of the student to
perform and to show their talents in the literary and the
cultural activities.
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Brig. Rajinder Singh
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Inside of Brig. Rajinder Singh Auditorium |
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Besides to these two major auditoriums, the University of
Jammu has one small auditorium in the Department of Computer
Sciences & IT. It has a seating capacity of 200 persons.
Another small auditorium is in the Business School, University
of Jammu.
