 Thereafter, Dinendra Nath Tagore once again took over charge.Bhatkhande Music Institute set up by renowned musicologist and pioneer in classical music training, Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, in Lucknow, provided well-trained Hindusthani classical music acharyas to Visva Bharati for many years.The association of music with the courtesans in those days somewhat damaged its reputation as an art form, and Rabindranath’s experiments with the art of dance at Santiniketan were initially received with opposition and criticism from the then existing orthodox society.