Whenever you play folk songs, a dholak is one of the most important instruments contributing to the complete music. The soulful beats of this instrument can make you fall in love with music instantly ...

When divisive forces are busy sowing seeds of distrust, there are also shining examples of people spreading the message of oneness and tolerance. A case in point is the 100-odd Muslim families of the ...

BIJNOR: After a four-month lull, the sound of wood being cut into barrel shapes and beats of drum are reverberating again in the streets of Amroha (UP) — India’s dholak manufacturing hub — as 300-odd ...

Actor Anjum Batra, who portrays the role of dholak player Kesar Singh Tikki in Imtiaz Ali directorial ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ shared how the filmmaker appointed renowned dholak player K. C. Vaishnav, to ...

In Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, the dholak is more than a musical instrument. It is a working product, one that moves seamlessly through homes, temples, wedding processions, neighbourhood gatherings, and ...

A son was born to Ustad Nobi Bukhsh, music director of musicals, in 1903 in a village called Naal, near Bikaner, Rajasthan. His first tabla performance was at the age of six, after which he continued ...

A video of passengers singing a Ram Bhajan on an IndiGo flight went viral after it was shared on X. The video also captures an individual playing a dholak on his lap. Yes, you read that right. After ...