This book is an attempt to document the history of teaching institutions imparting training in music. Indian music before independence was taught mainly by the Gurus to their Shishyas (teacher to student). The poineering work was done by two great scholars of Indian music Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar and Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. It is only because of these two great stalwarts, Indian music was popularised and easily available to the masses. After ...