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Tagore Hall
Tagore memorial hall is a performing arts building situated at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The hall is designed by the architect, ‘Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi’, popularly known as B. V. Doshi. He has also designed other prominent buildings like Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore; CEPT Institute, Ahmedabad and the Aranya Low Cost Housing development, Indore, etc. Through this memorial hall, the city honours the legendary artist Rabindranath Tagore. Many of the renowned plays have been enacted here. Many other annual programs of different organisations and many cultural programmes are also been held here. This memorial hall holds an important place as it brings the people of varied cultures, communities, castes, religions, etc. together.

History
Tagore memorial hall was designed by Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, in 1966, in the memory of India’s well known polymath, Shri Rabindranath Tagore. This shows the influence of Rabindranath Tagore in the field of Literature which is still carried on in Ahmedabad through the medium of Tagore Hall. The auditorium is situated in the centre of the hall where all the cultural events are held. There have been many steps taken by the government for the renovation and maintenance of the hall. In 2011 there was a lot of spending by the government for the reconstruction of the building. Its foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister of India, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru on 4th April, 1961.

Dimensions
The Tagore memorial hall was lobby was outlined by Balkrishna doshi in 1966. The building is a bit of brutalist engineering. A progression of inflexible edges in fortified cement collapsed plates gives the external shell to this corridor. Vertical folds are 17m high, expanding top to bottom from 1.15m at the base to 2.4m at the best with a steady plate thickness of 15cm. Even creases are 2.4m profound and traverse 33.5m with a plate thickness of 10cm expanding to 15cm close to the backings.Architecture

Tagore hall is located on the banks of the Sabarmati in a residential, quiet, isolated and institutional area. The Tagore hall is designed by B.V Doshi who has received several awards for his architectural skills. The hall is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore who was a great poet and has also contributed a lot for the freedom of India.

=== Exterior === The hall is made of concrete which looks of one similar color. It is strange that the style of architecture used during that time is still in fashion. Now-a-days these types are of concrete layouts are trending and are called as, under construction layout. Concrete means a hard material that cannot be easily broken. Concrete is very helpful for construction as concrete can take different forms easily.

Standing outside the campus of the hall, concrete building looks like there are eight triangular pillars which are connected to the ground. There is no other entry to the hall except of two staircase in the front. There is a stainless steel mural of Rabindranath Tagore on the wall which clearly shows that the hall is made on the behalf of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore. After looking at the outside architecture of the building it gives the people a lot of curiosity to know what the hall looks like from the inside.

Interior
The inner side of the hall is made by the glass panels on each side of the foyer. When the foyer is well lit in yellow light, the whole place is well lit up and shines. There is a gigantic space in the hall with painting related to art, music and dance on the walls. And between all of this there is calm and sober portrait of Rabindranath Tagore which soothes the mood of everyone.

As we go inside the auditorium, it is shaped in U-form, and it feels like there are two hands who are giving a soft hug. There are folded columns which run from one end to other end. It looks like there are plywood which are attached with a alternate brown shade in vernacular style. There are foldable beams on the stairs of the auditorium. The auditorium consists of about 675-700 of seating which is perfect to enjoy any show. There are good lights and better sound system which makes any performance very live and enjoyable and pleasant.

The building is rare because this type of building are rare to be found which are hard from inside and soft from inside.

Culture:
Culture is the inevitable bond which entwines individuals. It alludes to the examples of the activities performed by different humans. It represents thoughts, ideas, practices, behaviour, etc of people. The art, language, religion and literature of the society are represented by its culture. The significance of culture lies in its nearby relationship with the mind-sets and living of people. . Differences in cultures have led to diversity in the people.

Tagore hall being a performing arts building, plays an important role in instilling cultural values in the society. Among the various plays enacted at Tagore hall, the following created a cultural insight.Tagore hall is a public space in which people can organize various performances which eventually form a major part of the culture of this place.

Drama:
As a part of the Theatre Olympics, many plays were showcased at Tagore Memorial Hall. Among the various plays, a play named “Athmakatha” was by organised by the National School of Drama in association with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Gujarat Sangeet Natak Academy. This play which was promised to be a visual treat was directed by Mr Vinay Sharma. The play was appreciated by everyone who witnessed it.

A beautifully crafted play “Gabarghichoran Ke Mai” was also enacted while celebrating the World Theatre Day at the on-going Theatre Olympics which was organised by National School of Drama at Tagore Memorial Hall. This play was directed by Mr Tanveer Akhtar. This play retains the basic structure in its folk flavour. The play revolves around the protagonist, Galeejbo, a young bride whose husband Galeej left her just after they got married. To earn a living, he migrated to Kolkata despite of Galeejbo asking him not leave her alone.

Another play named “Tamasha Na Hua” is a play inside a play, which was directed by Mr Bhanu Bharti. It begins with a theatre group which is busy in rehearsing their much appreciated play ‘Muktdhara’. Later on, the actors start arguing about its relevance in today’s time and soon it completely turns into a debate on Tagore vs. Gandhi, which created curiosity among the crowd.

Other plays such as Parka Potana, Umra Nind Si Kyu Nhi Hoti, Kannada play Huliya Neralu, etc are also been held at Tagore Memorial Hall.

Dance:
Other than dramas and plays, Tagore hall also holds various dance events which are highly appreciated.

ALIVE was a dance event organised by Rupali Khanna of The Dance Company (TDC) at Tagore hall. This event was the grand annual function of TDC that was held in Ahemdabad, which is an Ahemdabad based dance academy since 10 years. Various dance performances that included dance styles like Bollywood, Latin Salsa, Jazz, Contemporary, Belly,  Bolly-Hop and so on were showcased in this event and was highly appreciated.

Another dance event had been organised at Tagore hall by a city based dance academy. The flavour of the event seemed to be western dance styles and many other international dance styles like jazz, club, rock-n-roll, and waltz were also performed. The show was a hit with the audience as they continued to cheer till the end. At this event, popular personalities like Geet Sethi, the famous billiards and snooker player and Narendra Somani, owner of Bhagwati banquet and hotel, were also present. Mr. Geet Sethi had arrived to watch his daughter Jass Sethi’s dance performance in Tagore hall, which was extremely good.

Other events:
The annual function of Silver Touch Technologies ltd for the year 2013-2014 was held in Tagore hall. The event was hosted by the famous model, Bhakti kubawat and which commenced with a presentation highlighting the company’s achievements. Later on, various dance and musical performances were given by the staff which was rejoicing for all. Even a stand-up comedy performance was given by the very famous comedian, Piyush Prajapati which made people forget their worries. And at last it ended with a vote of thanks by the M.D., Mr. Minesh Doshi.

Another event named Tafree was held by Mr. Vatsal Mehta and Mr. Nisarg Pandya with Mrs. Hani Dandawala, who runs HMCA in Ahemdabad, along with love birds events and it was one of the biggest events held by them. Small kids and youngsters were witnessed taking part in the performances and they also dedicated a song to the mothers which was very heart touching.

Spendings
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has renovated Rabindranath Tagore Hall at Paldi for Rs11 crore and equipped it with latest sound and light systems. However, the art fraternity in the city finds the rates of the auditorium a little on the higher side when compared to private venues.

After renovations, a function at Tagore Hall at Paldi costs nearly Rs26,000 per shift. On the other hand, Thakorbhai Desai Hall at Law Garden with a seating capacity of around 750 costs Rs17,000 to Rs18,000 per shift. The rental of Jai Shankar Sundari Hall at Raikhad is about Rs15,000.

The renovation of the whole building included establishment of another sound framework for which charges were settled at Rs6,000, enhancements lighting in front of an audience for which charges were settled at Rs5,000 and other new offices like a practice room that will be charged at Rs2,500 every day.

Renovations
The civic body has not only improved the sitting arrangements, air-conditioning and interiors, but also installed a 32-channel digital mixer, eight monitors, two side fills, speakers and microphones to make Tagore Hall a state-of-the-art auditorium. However, the rentals of the auditorium have now become a cause of concern for event organisers.

“Previously, there was not much difference in the rentals of these three auditoriums. But after renovation of Tagore Hall, the gap has widened by more than 35%,” said Purvi Prakash Jadawala, producer of Gujarati theatre.

Public Grivences
Theatre producers believe that though they do not require the quality and range of sound system installed in Tagore Hall, they have to pay the rentals fixed by AMC. As a result, organising a theatrical performance at Tagore Hall becomes a costlier affair for them.

Artistes are also of the opinion that the type of lights and sound system installed at the Tagore Hall lead them to believe that the civic body has taken into consideration the needs of only musical performances and not theatrical performances.

Critics
Thakorbhai Desai Hall suits theatrical performances, while Tagore Hall is ideal for a musical performance despite the rentals being on higher side, believes Sandip Raval, who works as a production manager.

Vipul Thakkar, writer-producer-director-actor of Gujarati plays, said that going by the popularity aspect, Thakorbhai Desai Hall is their first choice with Tagore Hall coming next. He added that despite there being an availability problem with Thakorbhai Desai Hall, the higher rental would deter people from opting for Tagore Hall.

Jadawala also said that the civic body should have offered concessional rates at Tagore Hall as compared to private auditoriums in the city as it has been built with public funds and is not meant for profit.

Bhupendra Patel, chairman of AMC’s standing committee, pointed out that the use of sound system and lights is not compulsory. However, he did not talk about the fact that lights and sound systems from outside are not permissible in the hall, without which no theatrical performance could take place.