- Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance
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Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance మహారాజా ప్రభుత్వ సంగీత నృత్య కళాశాల Established 5 February 1919 Type Government Institution Principal Buridi Anuradha Parasuram Location Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India Campus Urban Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance (Telugu: మహారాజా ప్రభుత్వ సంగీత నృత్య కళాశాల) is an eminent educational institution in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. It is the first music college in South India.
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It was established on 5 February 1919 by Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju, Maharajah of Vizianagram. It was named "Sri Vijayarama Gana Pathasala".[1]
Chaganti Jogarao was friend of Vijayarama Gajapati Raju. He had a son, Chaganti Gangaraju, who was blind and loved music. He urged the Maharajah to help him. He has donated the Town Hall building behind the fort for this purpose. Thus the music school was started. Adibhatla Narayana Dasu was chosen for its principal and Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu as professor. After him, the institution was promoted as "Sri Vijayarama Music and Dance College" by Sri Alak Narayana Gajapati Raju and established more sections. The Government of Andhra Pradesh took over its management on 15 August 1955. It is under the affiliation of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. The later Maharajah P. V. G. Raju has promoted it further.
Students learn vocal, classical dance, violin, veena, mridangam, nadaswaram and dolu. The college offers a two-year diploma course and a four-year certificate course in dance and music. Scholarships are awarded to meritorious students. Free food is sponsored by Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam for poor students.
The college organizes Music Durbar and invites distinguished personalities to perform before their students. A music festival is organized annually during the Vinayaka Chaviti day with performances by teachers and students.
Buridi Laxmi Naidu, Vasa Venkata Rao, A.B.T. Sundaramma, Dokka Srirama Murthy and many other eminent personalities worked in the Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance. During 90 years of service, the music school produced hundreds of eminent artists in music and dance.
Principals
This is the complete list of principals:
- Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu (1919–1936)
- Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1936–1953)
- Dwaram Narasinga Rao (1953–1960)
- Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao (1962–1973)
- Nedunuri Krishna Murthy (1977–1979)
- Srirangam Gopalaratnam (1979–1980)
- Dwaram Durga Prasada Rao (1982–2000)
- P. V. S. Seshayya Sastry (2000–2006)
- Buridi Anuradha Parasuram (2007–present)
Academics
- Certificate course of four years in Vocal, Violin, Veena, Mrudangam, Bharata Natyam, Nadaswaram and Dolu.
- Diploma course of two years in Vocal, Violin, Veena, Mrudangam, Bharata Natyam, Nadaswaram and Dolu.
Notable alumni
- Bhuvaneshwar Mishra, musician of Orissa
- Chaganti Gangaraju, famous violinist
- Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao, famous violinist and singer
- Dwaram Mangatayaru
- Dwaram Narasinga Rao, famous violinist
- Dwaram Satyanarayana Murthy
- Dwaram Tyagaraju
- Evaturi Vijayeswara Rao
- Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, eminent film singer
- K. V. Reddy, eminent violinist
- Komanduri Krishnamacharyulu
- Manchala Jagannadha Rao, eminent veena player
- Marella Kesava Rao
- Mullapudi Lakshmana Rao
- Mullapudi Srirama Murthy
- Nedunuri Krishna Murthy, Sangeeta Kalanidhi[2]
- Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana[3]
- P. Susheela, eminent film playback singer[4]
- Saluri Hanumantha Rao, eminent film music director
- Saluri Rajeswara Rao, eminent film music director
- Sripada Sanyasi Rao
- Vankayala Narasimham
References
Categories:- 1919 establishments in India
- Universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh
- Music schools in India
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