Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University

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| former_names = Bhatkhande Music Institute, Marris College of Music
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| city = 1 Qaiser Bagh, [[Lucknow]]
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[[File:Bhatkhande.jpg|thumb|Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande]]
'''Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University''', formerly '''Bhatkhande Music Institute''', is a music institute in [[Lucknow]]. Established in 1926 by [[Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande]], it was declared a [[deemed university]] by [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) in 2000,<ref>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/bhatkhandemusicinstitute.html Bhatkhande Music Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/61jkT1lih?url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/bhatkhandemusicinstitute.html |date=16 September 2011 }} [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]</ref> and offers [[music education]] in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology and Research and Applied Music.<ref>{{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=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731615.asp|title=Song sung true |date=18 January 2006|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref>

==History==
The Institute finds its origin in the Marris College of Music,<ref>often misspelled as Morris College</ref> established in 1926 by renowned classical singer and [[musicologist]], [[Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande]] and [[Umanath Bali|Rai Umanath Bali]] with the help of Dr. [[Rai Rajeshwar Bali]], then Education minister of the [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], the institution was formally inaugurated by then [[List of Governors of the United Provinces of British India|Governor]] of [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[William Sinclair Marris|Sir William Sinclair Marris]],<ref>[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.</ref> 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.<ref name=td/>

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.

In 2005, it organised a three-day classical music festival part of the Lucknow Mahotsav.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Primarily teaching vocal, dance, musicology and applied music in [[Hindustani classical music]], the institute also started teaching [[western classical music]] in 2009,<ref name=td>{{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 }}</ref> a move that didn't go well with some [[chauvinist]]s (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.' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/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}}</ref>

==Departments==
* Vocal (''Gayan'')- Classical, Semi-Classical and Light Vocal.
* Instrumental (''Vadan'')
** Swaravadya - Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Guitar, Sarangi, Flute and Harmonium or Keyboard .
** Talavadya - [[Tabla]] and [[Pakhawaj]]
* Dance (''Nritya'')
** [[Kathak]], [[Bharatnatyam]], [[Manipuri dance]] and Folk dance.
* Musicology & Research
* Applied Music

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 (music)|Dhamar]], [[Thumri]] singing and Light classical music which includes music composition and direction. {{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=November 2017}}
*[[Leela Desai]]
*[[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]], film score composers
*[[K. G. Ginde|Pt K. G. Ginde]] - Classical Vocal
*[[Anup Jalota]], singer
*[[V. G. Jog]]
*[[Kanika Kapoor]], singer
*[[Shanno Khurana]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/20/stories/2007072050150200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020550/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/20/stories/2007072050150200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=It's raining ragas |date=20 July 2007}}</ref>
*[[Talat Mahmood]], playback singer
*[[W. D. Amaradeva]], Sri Lankan Singer
*[[Nanda Malini]], Sri Lankan Singer
*[[Sujatha Attanayake]], Sri Lankan Singer
*[[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]]
*[[Dayarathna Ranatunga]], Sri Lankan Singer
*[[Sumati Mutatkar]]
*[[Sanath Nandasiri]], Sri Lankan musician
*[[Kalpana Patowary]], payback and folk singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalpana Patowary {{!}} OK Listen!|url=https://www.oklisten.com/KalpanaPatowary|website=www.oklisten.com|access-date=8 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]], film score composer
*[[Sunil Santha]], Sri Lankan musician
*[[Pahari Sanyal]], Bengali film-actor
*[[C. R. Vyas]]

==Notable faculty==
*[[S. N. Ratanjankar]], principal
*[[Mohanrao Kallianpurkar]]
*[[Puru Dadheech]]

==See also==
*[[Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts]]
*[[Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts]]
*[[Faculty of Architecture, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University|Faculty of Architecture (Lucknow)]]
*[[U.P. Institute of Design, Noida]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design, Lucknow]]
*[[Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://bhatkhandemusic.edu.in/}}

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[[Category:Music schools in India]]
[[Category:Art schools in India]]
[[Category:Dance schools in India]]
[[Category:Deemed universities in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Hindustani music organisations]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1926]]
[[Category:Arts organizations established in 1926]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Music of Uttar Pradesh]]

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