Karnataka State Dr. Gangubhai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, also abbreviated as KSGH Music and Performing Arts University (KSGH MPAU), is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...
exclusively dedicated to the study and research of music and performing arts. It was established by the
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
. It is functioning from a heritage building (its temporary campus) in the Lakshmipuram area of Mysore. It is named after
Gangubhai Hangal.
It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses.
Founding
The university was founded on 14 February 2008 and formally established by the State Government of Karnataka through the ''Karnataka State Dr Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University Act, 2009''
KArnataka universities to be brought under one Act – Bangalore – DNA
/ref> which was duly passed in State Legislature.
See also
* Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University
* Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (BSVV), formerly Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music and Marris College of Music, is a state university in Lucknow. Established in 1926 by Vishnu Narayan Bhat ...
* Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya
Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya (IKSV), also Indira Kala Sangeet University, is a public university located in Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, India.
History
In 1956, Maharaja Birendra Bahadur Singh and maharani Padmavati Dev ...
* Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Arts University
* Manipur University of Culture
References
External links
Official Website
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Universities in Mysore
Music schools in India
Art schools in India
Dance schools in India