Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
Former names
Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music, Marris College of Music
TypeState university
EstablishedApril 16, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-16)
ChancellorGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorMandavi Singh
Location, ,
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 Lucknow. Established in 1926 by Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, it was declared a deemed university by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2000,[1] and upgraded into 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]

  1. ^ Bhatkhande Music Institute Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine University Grants Commission
  2. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Song sung true". The Telegraph. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006.