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The '''Wheeler Senate Hall''' is a convention centre of the [[Patna University]] situated in the heart of [[Ashok Rajpath]], [[Patna]].<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110318/jsp/bihar/story_13729164.jsp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Bihar | Varsity relives Tagore Patna visit |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2011-03-18 |access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref>

==History==
The structure was built to host Patna university meetings, convocations and other functions. Raja Devaki Nandan Prasad Singh of Munger had offered to meet the entire cost of building the senate hall in 1925 and had spent nearly {{INR}}1.75 lakh on the hall. It got ready in 1926 and was inaugurated the same year by the then [[Governor of Bihar and Orissa]] province and Chancellor of the University Sir [[Henry Wheeler (governor)|Henry Wheeler]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Sweat-tears-and-toil-of-examiners/articleshow/20267452.cms |title=Sweat, tears and toil of examiners - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-05-26 |access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref>

Before the construction of the senate hall, meetings, conferences and convocations of the Patna University were held at different places in the city. During the first five years of PU's existence from 1917 to 1922, it was allowed to use a wing of the [[Patna High Court]] as its temporary office. Meetings of the faculties were held in the hall located at the new college, now known as [[Patna College]], while senate meetings were held in the conference room of the [[Patna Secretariat]].<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/An-august-house-falls-victim-to-misuse/articleshow/671941889.cms |title=An august house falls victim to 'misuse' - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2001-12-09 |access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref>

University convocations were held in the Durbar hall of the Governor House, present day [[Raj Bhavan (Bihar)|Raj Bhavan]] building prior to wheeler Senate hall.<ref name="indiatimes2"/>

The aesthetically designed spacious structure with magnificent pillars and high ceiling hall has witnessed such eminent personalities as [[Lord Mountbatten]], [[Sarojini Naidu]], [[Vallabhbhai Patel|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]], [[C. D. Deshmukh]], [[V. K. R. V. Rao]], [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] and [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], who addressed university convocations here.
Scientists like [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]], Sir [[C. V. Raman]], [[Meghnad Saha]], [[Satyendra Nath Bose]] and [[Sisir Kumar Mitra]] once addressed university students and faculty members.<ref name="indiatimes2"/>

It is in this hall that poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]] was felicitated on 17 March 1936<ref name="telegraphindia1"/> soon after he won th Nobel prize.<ref>{{cite web|author=New Delhi/Patna, 13 May 2013 (PTI) |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/332075/tagore039s-tryst-patna-remains-forgotten.html |title=Tagore's tryst with Patna remains a forgotten legend |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=2013-05-13 |access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref>

Besides, many historic public meeting held here in 1946 in which [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first prime-minister of India, had to face embarrassment owing to then communal disturbances in the state.<ref name="indiatimes2"/><ref>{{cite journal | title=Wheeler Senate Hall: Where time stands still | author=Reena Sopam | journal=Hindustan Times |date=February 2014 }}</ref>

==Present day==
The Wheeler senate hall located at [[Ashok Rajpath]] in the state capital is engaged these days mostly for university examinations. Some senate meetings or exhibitions are also held.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> With a seating capacity of 1,000,<ref name="indiatimes2"/> the senate hall has undergone numerous renovations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Renovation-of-Patna-University-heritage-buildings-starts/articleshow/34128179.cms |title=Renovation of Patna University heritage buildings starts - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-04-24 |access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref>

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{{Patna University}}

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[[Category:Patna University]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Patna]]
[[Category:Convention centres in Patna]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]
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