The autumn celebration of Durga Puja in Eastern India specially Bengal is incomplete without the rhythm of the “Dhak” or the traditional Indian Drum. As a child, I would race to the neighbourhood pandal often barefoot at the the sound…
![“Dhaki” Beats – Tribute to the Drummer from East India “Dhaki” Beats – Tribute to the Drummer from East India](http://lifeisavacation.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dhaki-arati-2.jpg)
The autumn celebration of Durga Puja in Eastern India specially Bengal is incomplete without the rhythm of the “Dhak” or the traditional Indian Drum. As a child, I would race to the neighbourhood pandal often barefoot at the the sound…
Walking around a dusty hamlet (Nirona) in the heartland of Kutch in Gujarat, India, in search of hand made bells, I chanced upon a musician who crafts bells for a living. Neighbours pointed out to a house where they made bells…