Girish Mancha | |
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![]() Girish Mancha | |
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General information | |
Status | Active |
Location | Bagbazar |
Address | 76/1, Bagbazar Street Kolkata 700003 |
Town or city | Kolkata |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 22°36′14.67″N88°21′53.17″E / 22.6040750°N 88.3647694°E /22.6040750; 88.3647694 |
Inaugurated | 1 July 1986 |
Owner | West Bengal Government |
Girish Mancha is a theatre auditorium located inBagbazar,Kolkata,West Bengal, India.[1] The auditorium was inaugurated on 1 July 1986 by Chief Minister of West Bengal (at that time)Jyoti Basu.[2] The auditorium was named afterGirish Chandra Ghosh.[3]
The design of the auditorium was done byPublic Works Department and they also do the maintenance work of this auditorium. This auditorium is under the administrative central of the Information and Cultural Affairs Department Government of West Bengal.[2] This auditorium is regularly used by different theatre groups. Girsih Mancha is one of the most active theatre auditoriums of Kolkata.[4]