Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

Coordinates: 26°51′13″N 80°55′59″E / 26.85361°N 80.93306°E / 26.85361; 80.93306
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Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
भातखण्डे संस्कृति विश्वविद्यालय
Vice-Chancellor
Mandavi Singh
Location
Lucknow
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India

26°51′13″N 80°55′59″E / 26.85361°N 80.93306°E / 26.85361; 80.93306
CampusUrban
Websitebhatkhandeuniversity.ac.in
Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan Campus
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, co-founder of the institution.

Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (BSV), formerly Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University (2000-2022), Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music (1966-2000) and Marris College of Music (1926-1966), is a

state university in 2022 by The Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2022.[2] It offers music education in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology and Research and Applied Music.[3][4]

History

The Institute finds its origin in the Marris College of Music,

United Provinces, Sir William Sinclair Marris,[6]
and was also named after him.

Later, on 26 March 1966, the Government of Uttar Pradesh took over the college and renamed it after its founder as Bhatkhande Music College of Hindustani Music, later and now Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, after Government of India through a notification on 24 October 2000, declared the institute a deemed university.[7]

During the 1970s and 1980s, the institute organized annual festivals in which the most eminent of the country's musicians performed. Some of the memorable concerts, that included performances by stars like

N Rajam, V.J Jog, Sitara Devi, etc. were part of the Lucknow Festival in the 1970s. During the same period various new courses, like "Thumri" (singer Mrs. Begum Akhtar
was the honorary faculty), were introduced.

In 2005, it organised a three-day classical music festival part of the Lucknow Mahotsav.[8]

Primarily teaching vocal, dance, musicology and applied music in

Bharatnatyam courses by 'belly dancing.' [9]

In 2022 it was upgraded into a teaching and affiliating state University, and name was changed into Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya.[2]

Departments

The institute offers courses in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology & Research and Applied Music leading up to: Diploma in Music - 2 years, Bachelor of Performing Arts (B.P.A.) - 3 years,

Ph.D. Apart from this there are special for the training in Dhrupad-Dhamar, Thumri singing and Light classical music which includes music composition and direction. [citation needed
]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ Bhatkhande Music Institute Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine University Grants Commission
  2. ^ a b Act of 2022 upvidhai.gov.in
  3. ^ "The prescribed notes!". The Hindu. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Song sung true". The Telegraph. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006.
  5. ^ often misspelled as Morris College
  6. Governor of Uttar Pradesh
    website.
  7. ^ a b "Bhatkhande University to also teach Western classical music". Sindh Today. 25 August 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "10-day Lucknow Mahotsava begins". Indian Express. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007.
  9. ^ Mishra, Manjari (6 October 2009). "Western music strikes a discordant note". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Veteran music director Raamlaxman dies at 78". Deccan Herald. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ^ "It's raining ragas". The Hindu. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Kalpana Patowary | OK Listen!". www.oklisten.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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