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 ...

Dholak, once a permanent feature of any Holi celebration, seems to be losing ground to digitized music, DVDs and DJs. "Earlier, I used to sell at least 100 dholaks during Holi season. But for the past ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tried his hand at playing the dholak during a rally in Uttarakhand's Dehradun.

The standard definition of a musician or percussionist may not fit them, but the dholak artisans from Kashmir are making all the right sounds with the instrument in the city. A group of artisans from ...

Bhopal, Mar 28: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday celebrated Holi with full fervour with party MLAs and visitors. At the chief minister's official residence here, ...

A small town situated west of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Amroha is known for its wood-based musical instrument ‘dholak’ and mangoes. Listed as a product under the UP government’s One District, One ...