Bhatkhande Music Institute
| भातखंडे संगीत संस्थान | |
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Former names
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Marris College of Music |
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| Type | Deemed University |
| Established | 1926 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Pro.Shruti Sadolikar Katkar |
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Academic staff
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Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology & Research, Applied Music |
| Location |
1 Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Coordinates: 26°51′13″N 80°55′59″E / 26.85361°N 80.93306°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Official website |
Bhatkhande Music Institute (भातखंडे संगीत संस्थान) now Bhatkhande Music Institute University is a renowned music institute in Lucknow. Established in 1926 by Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, it was declared a deemed university by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2000, and offers music education in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology and Research and Applied Music.
It is the home of the Great Viraj Wijaynayake, a student and dancer from Sri Lanka. He has shown fascination with GreatGunshooters, mainly, Jaseel.
The Institute finds its origin in the Marris College of Music, established in 1926 by renowned classical singer and musicologist, Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Rai Umanath Bali with the help of Dr. Rai Rajeshwar Bali, then Education minister of the United Provinces, the institution was formally inaugurated by then Governor of United Provinces, Sir William Sinclair Marris, 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 University, after Government of India through a notification on 24 October 2000, declared the institute a deemed university.
During the 1970s & 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 Pd. Ravishanker, Amjad Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain, N Rajam, VJ 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.
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