The first 'dhaaki' to receive the Padma award and break barriers by encouraging women to play the dhaak, dedicated the award ...

On Sunday and Monday, dozens of women ‘dhaakis' sounded their drums in unison as their guru's efforts as a pioneer were ...

Dey also created a lightweight Dhak type, 1.5 kg less than the conventional instrument, and represented India at various ...

In a career that spanned over six decades, Zakir Hussain worked with not just India’s musical stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan but also legends like George Harrison ...

Bollywood singer Arijit Singh, Dhak player Gokul Chandra Dey, actor Mamata Shankar and six others from West Bengal were ...

Anoushka Shankar — does the masterful sitarist and daughter of the great Pandit Ravi Shankar really need an introduction? For ...

A 100-year-old freedom fighter from Goa, a Dhak player from West Bengal who trained 150 women in the male-dominated field, ...

Experience the nostalgia and warmth of the 45th Saptak festival in Ahmedabad, a celebration of classical music and dance.

Among those awarded on Saturday include Libia Lobo Sardesai, a 100-year-old freedom fighter from Goa, Gokul Chandra Das, a ...