The much-awaited international music college in the memory of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, which is being set up by the Maharashtra government, will commence with six certificate courses from next month. However, the college will be named after Deenanath Mangeshkar, who was her father and guru (teacher) as well.
The proposed institution will be known as Bharat Ratna Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar International College of Music and Museum. It has allotted a 7,000 square metre plot for the college.
It has come to light that this course will begin on a temporary basis at the PL Deshpande Academy in Prabhadevi. The space has been allotted on the second and third floor of the academy.
Besides, from next year, the state is planning to start diploma and degree courses when the college building is developed at the plot allotted at Kalina campus of Mumbai University.
The college has been affiliated with the directorate of arts, which will issue the certificates to the students.
It is pertinent to note that the state government wanted to start the international college as a memorial to the singer on her birth anniversary. The international college was inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Ravindra Natya Mandir on Wednesday, September 28.
Lata didi passed away on February 6.
Renowned musicians such as Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Niladri Kumar, AR Rahman and many others are guiding for preparing the syllabus of the courses. All the legends have been in the music field for many decades and attempts are on to pass on the benefit of their experience to the students.
The state has also constituted an advisory board headed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar, which will also include Usha Mangeshkar, Adinath Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar and Mayuresh Pai.
The courses will be one-year certificate courses and around 150 students can be enrolled for Hindustani classical music, flute, tabla, sitar, harmonium and keyboard, and music production and sound engineering, said an official from the state cultural affairs department.
Also Read: Remembering Lata Mangeshkar: Her Procession From Peddar Road to Shivaji Park
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