LUCKNOW, May 24 -- After over a decade of using old musical instruments, the Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya has finally purchased new ones. With the bidding process commencing earlier this year, the students of BSU will now have access to over 100 new Indian classical instruments.

According to vice chancellor Prof Mandvi Singh, "Such a huge number of instruments being brought to the university is a very exciting addition, as our students were learning on older instruments for a long time." Due to shortage, the students were also sharing a handful of musical instruments among the whole class.

Right now, the university students have 104 instrument sets- 50 sets of tablas, 15 tanpuras (8 ladies, 7 gents), 10 electronic tanpuras, 5 vi...