Growing up when many people said playing the dhol wasn’t for girls, Ankita Chopra always had her family’s encouragement. Now the Melbourne-based musician is drumming up attention. Melbourne-based ...

Dhol-tasha troupes won’t be allowed to occupy city junctions for more than 20 minutes this Ganeshotsav. “Every troupe will be allowed maximum 100 members. Only three troupes would be allowed for the ...

But used indiscriminately, the dhol can be quite a maddening and destructive instrument. In Maharashtra, thousands of revelers bring out their dhols and tashas during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, ...

It’s the unmistakable beats of Indian music. The sound of the dhol, or two-headed drum, is a call to dance and celebrate, from weddings to festivals and events for Diwali. Dhol player Priya Gakhar ...

No puja is complete without the dhak dhol (local drums). In Nilphamari, Durga Puja is being held on a small scale due to the coronavirus pandemic this time, but there is still no alternative to the ...

As the city celebrates one of its favourite and most-awaited festivals, Ganeshotsav, one cannot undermine the energy that dhol tasha pathaks bring into the celebrations. Pune boasts of 170 dhol tasha ...