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Background -Dholak is a very popular folk drum of northern India. It is barrel shaped with a simple membrane on the right hand side. The left hand is also a single membrane with a special application on the inner surface. This application is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch and provides a well defined tone. There are two ways of tightening the dholak. Sometimes they are laced with rope, in which case, a series of metal rings are pulled to tighten the instrument. Sometimes metal turnbuckles are employed. It is said that this instrument used to occupy a position of considerable prestige.

About Billoo Bhatt - Age 26 years and from a family of traditional Bhatt's folk performers of Rajasthan. His family traces origin to Aalsu village of Rajasthan. Billoo Bhatt is an expert in Dholak and has performed both in India and abroad.

Other art Forms -Dhol and Kachi Ghori.

Teaching skills -Billoo Bhatt has been teaching Dhol and Dholak to various schools student in Delhi. Classes offered on site at schools in Delhi.

Performance -In Punjab, Ghazibad and Faridabad, Amritsar and Delhi.

SPECIAL THANKS TO BOUIFROU LINDA
Doctorante allocataire de recherche en géographie urbaine/ Research Fellow in Urban Geography. Laboratoire SEDET / CNRS - Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot.

CREATING A WEB PRESENCE FOR TRADITIONAL FOLK ARTISTS OF KALAKAR COLONY
SHADIPUR DEPOT, NEW DELHI.
A COLLABORATIVE ICT PROJECT OF
KALAKAR TRUST SCHOOL & ANAND FOUNDATION.