C.D Deshmukh Auditorium (Main Building)
Cultural Centre
Property Type
Auditorium
Space Type
4.3
Rating
230
Max Guest Capacity
About C.D Deshmukh Auditorium (Main Building)
The CD Deshmukh Auditorium is a distinguished event space located within the India International Centre, a prestigious cultural and conference property in New Delhi. This auditorium is designed to facilitate large gatherings with a blend of traditional architecture and modern amenities, making it a preferred venue for conferences, seminars, and cultural performances.
This venue offers generous space and well-planned seating arrangements that accommodate significant audience sizes in comfort and style.
Area and capacity:
- Auditorium Area: Approximately 2,500 sq ft (232 sqm)
- Seating Capacity: Up to 360 guests (theatre style)
- Additional spaces: Foyer and lobby areas suitable for pre-function activities and networking
Facilities and services:
- Auditorium equipped with professional sound systems and acoustics optimized for speeches and performances
- Advanced projection and audiovisual equipment for presentations and media display
- Comfortable tiered seating ensuring unobstructed views from all angles
- Climate control ensuring comfort regardless of season
- Ample lighting options including stage and ambient lighting controls
- Accessibility features including ramps and seating for persons with disabilities
- On-site technical support and event coordination staff
Ideal events:
- Large conferences and symposiums featuring keynote sessions
- Cultural programs including music and dance performances
- Educational seminars and academic lectures
- Formal presentations and award ceremonies
- Social events and community gatherings requiring large-capacity, formal seating
Unique design and advantages:
- Architecturally significant space combining modern functionality with traditional design elements that reflect the cultural heritage of the venue
- Strategically located within the India International Centre, offering easy access to attendees and proximity to other conference facilities and hospitality services
- Excellent acoustics tailored for clear sound projection, minimizing reverberation to enhance audience experience
- Versatile seating layout focused on maximizing sightlines and audience comfort for effective engagement
The CD Deshmukh Auditorium stands out as an ideal location for organizers seeking a spacious auditorium equipped with essential facilities to host impactful and memorable large-scale events. Its balance of aesthetic appeal, technical infrastructure, and cultural significance within the India International Centre ensures a superior event experience for hosts and participants alike.
Explore Rooms & Suites
Rooms
The Hostel offers its members, 48 single rooms and 46 double rooms only in the main building and annex respectively. All the rooms are centrally air-conditioned and equipped with a telephone, television and WiFi-enabled facilities, tea/coffee machines, as well as 24-hours room service and laundry facilities.
Experience Dining
Dining Hall (Main Building)
Multi-cuisine Restaurant: operates for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Timings:
Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Lunch: 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Dinner: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Lounge (Main Building)
Ideal place to sample a variety of snacks, teas, coffee and soft beverages in an informal relaxed setting.
Timing: 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM (The lounge will remain closed between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM)
Experience by the Space
Library
The Library of the India International Centre established in 1962 is the magnet that draws writers, readers, researchers to its quality collection and beautiful ambience. The Library houses about 50,000 volumes on Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences, Language and Literature, Art and Culture, History, Biography, and has a good number of updated collection of reference books.
Film Club
Initiated in 1967, the IIC Film Club is today the oldest functioning film society in Delhi. Open to all members of the Centre its membership includes film makers, artists, academicians, film critics and scholars, journalists, students and other film buffs.
Every month the Film Club screens four to six films of merit and excellence, such as experimental works and art house cinema not normally available in the commercial circuit. In addition, it presents festivals and retrospectives around the classic work of renowned directors as well as films by avant-garde directors in the international circuits shaping new directions in cinema.
