lucknow bhatkhande music institute will add a musical course on dhrupad to its curriculum soon a proposal has been sent to the management committee by professors of hindustani classical music for approvalone of the oldest styles of hindustani classical music the genre traditionally originated from mathura of which tansen and baiju bawra are noted exponentsthe form of dhrupad is included in our list of courses at the institute however no classes are conducted at present since the institute is taking up several projects i drafted a proposal to include the genre officially in the academic calendar of 202021 the genre needs to be preserved a proposal for organising a dhrupad diwas is also sent said kamlesh dubey professor of sugam sangeetin august principal secretary tourism and culture mukesh meshram had asked management committee to add more courses and include new projects the institute is organising webinars and classes for students