A mini auditorium was inaugurated by VP Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, at Tagore Theatre here on Wednesday.
MP Singh, Additional Chief Secretary to Governor Punjab, Anurag Agarwal, Home Secretary-cum-Secretary Cultural Affairs, Mukesh Anand, Chief Engineer, Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Balkar Singh Sidhu, Director, Tagore Theatre and other officials were present.
During the inauguration ceremony, Vinod Sehgal enthralled the audience with a ghazal performance.
For fewer audience, a need was felt of a Mini Auditorium in which literary, musical and cultural events could take place.
"Concerts of classical dances and music are enjoyed by a few number of niche audience," said an official.
Department of Culture, Chandigarh Administration took the initiative of constructing a Mini Auditorium which is equipped with all modern theatrical facilities.
The Mini Theatre has been set up by the Engineering department.
It is ready to host any kind of shows as it has a beautiful hall with black curtains, stage, wooden floor, modern lighting and sound-facility and 100 retractable seats.
Two separate green rooms for artists (one for ladies, one for gents), changing rooms, and separate toilets as well have been constructed in the fully air conditioned Mini Auditorium.