| Bhatkhande Music Institute | |
|---|---|
| भातखंडे संगीत संस्थान | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Shruti Sadolikar |
| Academic staff | Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology & Research, Applied Music |
| Location | 1 Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Marris College of Music |
| Website | Official website |
Bhatkhande Music Institute (भातखंडे संगीत संस्थान) 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,[1] and offers music education in Vocal Music, Instrumental, Rhythms, Dance, Musicology and Research and Applied Music[2][3].
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The Institute finds its origin in the Marris College of Music, established in 1926 by renowned classical singer and musicologist, Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande 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 [4], and was also named after him.
Later, on March 26, 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 Oct 24, 2000, declared the institute a deemed university.[5] In 2005, it organised a three-day classical music festival part of the Lucknow Mahotsav.[6]
Primarily teaching vocal, dance, musciology and applied music in Hindustani classical music, the institute also started teaching western classical music in 2009 [5], a move that didn't go well with many purists.[7]
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.[8]
Musicologists Prof. Dhurjati Prasad Mukhopadhyay, noted Bengali film-actor Pahari Sanyal , Sumati Mutatkar, singers Anup Jalota, playback singer Talat Mahmood, film score composer Roshan, classical singers, K. G. Ginde, SCR Bhatt [9], Chidanand Nagarkar, V.G. Jog, Dinkar Kaikini, Shanno Khurana,[10], Acharya Prabhakar Chinchore, C R Vyas, Chinmoy Lahiri and Leela Desai.
S. N. Ratanjankar principal