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Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

{{Short description|University in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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| name = Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

| former_names = Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music, Marris College of Music

| native_name = भातखण्डे संस्कृति विश्वविद्यालय

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| city = Lucknow

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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 Lucknow. Established in 1926 by Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, it was declared a deemed university by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2000,[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/bhatkhandemusicinstitute.html Bhatkhande Music Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917043112/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/bhatkhandemusicinstitute.html |date=17 September 2011 }} University Grants Commission and upgraded into a state university in 2022 by The Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2022.[https://upvidhai.gov.in/MediaGallery/Act2of2022.pdf Act of 2022] upvidhai.gov.in It offers music education in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology and Research and Applied Music.{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/03/stories/2006020302100300.htm|title=The prescribed notes!|date=3 February 2006|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130548/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/03/stories/2006020302100300.htm|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=usurped}}{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731615.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818093137/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731615.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2006|title=Song sung true |date=18 January 2006|publisher=The Telegraph}}

History

The Institute finds its origin in the Marris College of Music,often misspelled as Morris College established in 1926 by renowned classical singer and musicologist, Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Rai Umanath Bali with the help of Dr. Raja Rai Rajeshwar Bali (OBE, Ex MLC), taluqdar ruler of Rampur-Dariyabad state (U.P.) and then Minister of Education, Medical Relief & Public Health and Local Self-Government (UP Assembly) of United Provinces, the institution was formally inaugurated by then Governor of United Provinces, Sir William Sinclair Marris,[http://www.upgovernor.nic.in/marrisbio.htm Sir William S Marris, K.C.S.I.., K.C.I.E., C.I.E, Governor of U.P. (1922-1928)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130015314/http://www.upgovernor.nic.in/marrisbio.htm |date=30 January 2010 }} Governor of Uttar Pradesh website. 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.

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 Ravi Shankar, Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, 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.{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=158717|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070625164106/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=158717|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2007|title=10-day Lucknow Mahotsava begins|date=26 November 2005|publisher=Indian Express}}

Primarily teaching vocal, dance, musicology and applied music in Hindustani classical music, the institute also started teaching western classical music in 2009,{{cite news|url=http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/45228.htm|title=Bhatkhande University to also teach Western classical music|date=25 August 2009|publisher=Sindh Today}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} a move that didn't go well with some chauvinists (not musicians or affiliated to the Institute), who feared that addition of Western classical music could later lead to replacement of Bharatnatyam courses by 'belly dancing.' {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/western-music-strikes-a-discordant-note/articleshow/5092354.cms|title=Western music strikes a discordant note|date=6 October 2009|work=The Times of India|first1=Manjari|last1=Mishra}}

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

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, Master of Performing Arts (M.P.A.) - 2 years and 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|date=August 2012}}

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

See also

References

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External links

  • {{official|http://bhatkhandemusic.edu.in/}}

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