Department of Music & Dramatics

• 20th July 1984 - The department was formally inaugurated at the hands of great master late Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor.
• June 1986 - Padmashree P. L. Deshpande inaugurated the Certificate and Diploma Course in Dramatics and Post Graduation in Vocal Music.
• June 1991 - The well known Tabla Masterao Allarakhhasaheb inaugurated the Instrumental Music Wing which includes Diploma Courses in Sitar, Tabla, Harmonium.
• June 1993 - Department started
• Post Graduation Courses in Instrumental Music i.e. Sitar, Tabla and Harmonium
• Certificate Course in Sugam Sangeet
• Ph. D. Research Wing
• Diploma Courses in Portrait / Composition / Landscape
• Diploma Courses in Dance – Bharatnatyam & Katthak.
• June 1998 - For the encouragement of ‘Lokkala Shahiri’ in Maharashtra, Department started Certificate Course in Shahiri.

In the beginning the number of students both gents and ladies was only 27. Now it has crossed the figure of 175.

Vision-Mission-Goals: To maintain standard of excellence in curriculum teaching, research, performance & other related academic, cultural activities.

• Vocal
• Instrumental
• Dramatics
• Dance
• Painting
• Folk Arts
• Animation

• Department is having Ph.D. wing in vocal / Instrumental and Dramatics 8 students are awarded Ph.D. Degree and 8 students are engaged in research work.
• Participation of faculty member’s conferences & seminars is regular feature & research papers are published in renouned magazines – Journals.

• Department arranges cultural programmes on the occasion of various national, International conferences organised by the various Department Of the University.
• " Aavvhan" 2007 programme was given for N.C.C.
• Cultural Programmes for AIU conference and U.G.C.
• Faculty worked as resource person for refresher courses arranged by "Kurukshetra University" and Shivaji University, S.N.D.T. University.
• To maintain tradition of Sangeet Natak and give exposure to the students Sangeet Natak is presented every year
• Department has gives valuable guidance to Rotary, Lion's club, Devel club corporation to arrange cultural programme and competition & special training to advance students.

Prestigious Conferences organised by Department

• Shahu Sangeet Rajani
• Gharana Samyelana - Year 2001
• Lok Kala Mahostav - Year 2006
• "Geet Ramayan" - Round about 25 performances given in Kolhapur & around area
• "Deep Jyoti" - Every year students of the Department perform one programme for common public in the early morning at 5.30 on Deepavali Padva and programme goes houseful. Last two year this programme “Deep Sandhya” is organise in the evening at 6.00 p.m. on Deepavali Padva.
• "Vande Matram ","Swatantrachi Yoshogatha," "Joyostute" -on the occasion of Indian Independence Day and Republic Day every year students of the Department present programme of Patriotic Songs in view of National Integration
• Work Shops - Bal Sangeet - In a view to devlope the ability among the music teachers from various schools to teach the students Bal Sangeet.
• "Cultural Heritage of Indian Music" two lecture series given by the faculty.
• In Drama WorkShops -Guidance was given by Shri.Vikram Gokhale, Shriram Lagu, Reema Laghu, Mohan Joshi, Dr.V.B. Deshpande.
• In Drama WorkShops -Guidance was given by Shri.Vikram Gokhale, Shriram Lagu, Reema Laghu, Mohan Joshi, Dr.V.B. Deshpande.

• Department has New specious building - well equipped Digital Media Studio located near by a beautiful lake.
• Theatre for Drama
• Animation Lab
• Inauguration of Departmental New building Hon. Shri. Sushil Kumar Shinde -vidyut Minister -Govt. of India.
• Ramp for physically handicapped & special room with attached toilet is provided for physically handicap.
• Learning resources - Department has Audio - Video Library-
• That support is taken for teaching faculty -special efforts are taken to produce performing Artist.
• Special training of performance by arranging concerts in the Department
• Digital media Studio -: This media studio is mainly for Music & Dramatics Department as well as mass communication and Journalism department.

Alumni meet was organised on 28th Sept. 2008.Response was good and when Department gives cultural programme alumni participate in the programme enthusiastically.

Awards of the Students

• 1st Award for "Sangeet Swayamwar Natak" 2005 Sangeet Natak competition organised by Bruhanmaharashtra cultural New Delhi.
• Maha Gayak - Idea sa re ga ma pa -Shri.Abhijeet Kosombi 2006
• 'Sangeet Shaha Shivaji Natak' -On Lalitkala Darsha Shaitabadi Mahostava.
• Miss. Shivani Marulkar II nd prize in classical music in National Youth Festival.
• Sakal karandak Drama competition -I & II Prize
• Telecast of the two prize winning playa on Saam Marathi T.V.Channel
• Miss. Sanyogeeta Patil made record by performing Bharatnatyam Nritya for 66 Hours without break.
• Marashtra Times Puraskar - Shri. Sanjay Mohite
• Faculty members of the Department are graded Artists of AIR.
• One National Programme on 4th January 2009.
• One Programme on Music Asia Channel.

Curriculum is completed by the faculty satisfactorily

• Faculty is on the Board of Studies and exam panel other university Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Baroda, Amravati, Nagpur, Kurukshetra worked as referee for Ph.D.
• Involvement of faculty is excellent.
• There is Departmental committee and committee decides all programmes and execute accordingly (academic calendar)
• Grant of 10th plan is utilised fully satisfactorily.

• In the view of Ideal Significance of the Sawai Gandhav Mahotsav held every year at Pune, the Rajarshi Shahu Sangeet Rajani Mahotsav organized at Kolhapur since 1991 by Music and Dramatics Department. During the last eleven years festival’s prominent personalities like Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Smt. Kishori Amonkar, Pt. Hariprasad Chourasia, Smt. Malini Rajurkar and Ustad Rashid Khan have presented their artistic excellence. Shahu Sangeet Rajani is also social projection of Shivaji University which earns additional reputations.
• On the occasion of 51st Death Anniversary of Late Khan Saheb Bhurji Khan, the Department of Music and Dramatics organised ‘Gharana Sammelana’ during the period 30th September to 4th October, 2001. Round about 80 well known Artists were participated and performed in this sammelana. Some of the well known Artists are : Padmabhushan Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Late Pt. C. R. Vyas, Pt. Yashwantbua Joshi, Pt. Sangameshwarbua Gurav, Pt. Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Pandita Dhondutai Kulkarni, Pt. Babanrao Haladankar etc. This Sammelana was a rare opportunity for music lovers. They enjoyed Sammelana for five days. Lalitkala Vibhag achieved the honour to arrange this Sammelana for the first time in India on University level. This event is greatest achievement of this department.
• Different Workshops : Ideal illustration of Gurukul Paddhati as well as University department academical guidance and blessings of bujurg vocalists and instrumentalists like Pt. Babanrao Haldankar, Pt. Yashwantbua Joshi, Pt. Bhai Gaytonde, Pt. Arvind Mulgaonkar, Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Shri. Yashwant Deo etc.
• During the year 1999-2000, Tabla Workshop was organized by the department in the memory of late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Saheb. 25 students from various places of Maharashtra and Goa were participated and Pt. Arvind Mulgaonkar, Pt. Sudhir Sansare and Pt. Sudhir Mainkar gave their valiable guidance.
• Harmonium and Organ Workshop was arranged during 3rd to 5th March 2000. Many renowned artists were participated in this workshop. Students of the department were highly enlightened by them. Pt. Rambhau Vijapure, Pt. Manohar Chimote, Pt. Arvind Thatte were some of the artists worked as key resource persons.
• Efforts to maintain the tradition of Lok Kala Parampara : Along with classical music with a view to maintain the tradition of lok kala music, the department opened a same section Shahiri Course in 1998. In the rural musical arts, folk songs such as Powada, Gan-gavlan, Shetakari geet etc. are presented which are vary simple to understand for common man. These geet prakars are incorporated with subject of importance of education, literacy, and aids awareness etc. so the ultimate aim of these geet prakars is to develop the society through above various subjects. Shahir Shri. Bapurao Vibhute, Shri. Madhukar Nerale, Shri. Vijay Jagtap, Shri. Rajaram Jagtap gave their valuable guidance for the development of this section and it hoped that this section will also achieve highest targets.
• Music Appreciation is the special activity of Music and Dramatics Department for music lovers and for students. The matter of satisfaction is that today lot of students are studying Indian Classical Music in various institutes and vidyalayas. For these students this activity will be arranged on every 3rd Saturday of every month. The various subjects like Classical Music, Semi-classical Music, Natya Sangeet, Sugam Sangeet, Film Sangeet and Lok Sangeet etc. are included in this activity. The well known artists as well as the department staff will participate in this activity from Kolhapur and around Kolhapur. In a view to develop the depth of study of music, one of the part of this activity is listening of recordings of vocal performances of various artists.
• To maintain Sangeet Natak Tradition and as well as to give exposure to the students of the department, every year one sangeet natak was arranged by the department like Sangeet Sharada, Sangeet Swayamwar, Sangeet Soubhadra etc. In the year 2001-2002, the students of the department presented five Sangeet Natya Praveshas in Sangeet Natak Competition held by Natesh Rangabhumi, Marshel, Goa and Mhardol, Goa and won various prizes.

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Department of Music and Dramatics
Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416 004
PHONE : 0231 - 2690571/ 2693643 EXT. : 5221/5222