ShodhPatra: International Journal of Science and Humanities

Institutionalization of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music in West Bengal Higher Education

At the end of the British rule, Vishnu Digambar Paluskarji and Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhandeji were pioneers in introducing institutional music education system in India. On the other hand in Bengal (West Bengal), Sir Shourindra Mohan Tagore with the help of Kshetramohan Goswami founded a music school by the name of ' Bangasangeet Vidyalaya' in 1871. Letter in 1897, ' Ramsharan Music School' begins his journey followed by Bishnupur Gharana. In 1901, ' Brahmacharyashram' was established by Rabindranath Tagore in Bolpur, West Bengal, which later took the form of Visva-Bharati University in 1921 and music became a subject in higher education. After independence, in 1959, the west bengal government took the initiative to established a university in the name of Rabindranath at Jorasanko Thakurbari on the occasion of Rabindranath's birth centenary. As a result, Rabindra Bharati University was established on January 10, 1962 which opened another New horizon in the institutional music education of West Bengal higher education. In the letter case, the music education system of other Universities and affiliated colleges in West Bengal have created the field of research and the educational system to follow Visva-Bharti and Rabindra Bharati University. In this research paper I want to show how Hindustani classical vocal music takes place in several higher education institutions in West Bengal.