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    Dholak Making - Ahmedabad

    Folk Instrument in India
    by
    Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S., Shivangi Sharma and Vijay G.
    NID, Bengaluru
    Introduction
     
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    Ahmedabad is a district and judicial capital of Gujarat state. The place is well known for its rich culture and traditions practiced form ancient times. Handicrafts are also famous in Ahmedabad with their traditional and contemporary styles. Handmade crafts are the essential part of the people in Ahmedabad for their daily life. The traditional crafts like Bandhani, Hand embroidery, Kite making, leather work, pottery, wood work, metal work and Dholak making are popular crafts practiced in Ahmedabad.

    Dholak is one of the instruments popularly known as folk instruments in India. It is majorly played in marriages, festivals and other special occasions and is accompanied by many other special instruments while playing. The membranophone instrument is made using natural skin of buffalo which is durable for many years. The specific instrument is most famous in the state of Punjab. The instruments are made in different sizes and manner.

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