JAMALPUR GYMKHANA

Geography of the place



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J
amalpur Gymkhana, home to 949 SCAs (till date) for over seventy years ,was established in 1929. Although the first batch joined in 1927, the magnificent red structure came up a couple of years later .

In the first GBM held in may 1929, it was decided to name the place JAMALPUR GYMKHANA.

Initially, Gym had two lobbies - the eastern and the western ,spread over the ground and first floors. To cope with the increase in numbers, extensions to these lobbies were built, appropriately called the L-lobbies


The room nos. of each lobby are-


LOWER WESTERN [1-11]- rooms with attached baths &technical society(dark) room
LOWER WESTERN L -LOBBY -
12,13,14,15,16,17.
UPPER WESTERN L-LOBY-
15A,15B ,15 ,16 ,17
UPPER WESTERN -
(18-28)
ROOM NO-
29 -SHRUTI (MUSIC ROOM)&NISHANT(LIBRARY)
Next to SHRUTI is
T.T-ROOM, the only un-numbered room in Gym
ROOM NO-
30-TV ROOM.
ROOM NO -
31- G.SECY'S ROOM
UPPER EASTERN -
(32-42)
UPPER EASTERN L-LOBBY-
43,44,45,45A.
LOWER EASTERN L-LOBBY-
46A,46,47,48.
LOWER EASTERN-
(49-58)
ROOM NO-
59-COMPUTER ROOM

Of course, there is much more to GYM than just these rooms-
the club, hub of all activity and pulsating with music at all the times of the night; the dinning hall- scene of many a tasteless meal; the lounge- where, it is invariably curtains for the first year batch at 2300,also the scene of many a cacophony, espacially when a batch passes out.

In between the two lobbies is the quadrangle, with a permanent stage for hosting cultural programmes, a Gymnasium and a now defunct swimming pool. Often, it serves as the arena for Pyjayma Cricket, Kerry Packer style.


The front side has a
circular shaped lawn; its most distinctive feature being the 'SHANTIPUR little locomotive' which came to GYMKHANA in early 1989 as part of a final year project. Also striking is a bright red coloured letter-box just near the entrance.
The eastern side has the badminton, tennis, squash & basketball courts with the
Monte Carlo road running adjacent to them.
Further east is the
sports field - the arena where many a hard nosed inter-batch matches are played, a fitness freaks dream, a firstee's nightmare………….

 

This site has been created by Deepak Sapra, 1992 Batch on 18/10/1998. This was last modified on 28/08/1999.