Ghilu Bhatt
Dholak Player

Other Art form - Dhol, Folk dance and also playing string Puppets.

Address -Katputli Colony
                  New Patel Nagar
                  Shadipur Depot, N.D 110 008
Phone          9350274375



Background - Dholak instrument is from Rajasthan. It is about 1 0000 year old traditional art. In olden days, the artists used to go from a village to an other one village and, sometimes, in cities. Dholak is a set of two hands and it's made of wood and animals skin. It is started from kings of Maharan pertaap.

About Ghuilu Bhatt - Age 25 years old from a family of traditional Bhatt folk performers from Rajasthan. He belongs to Nima village in Rajasthan. He has learned this art from his father when he was 8 years old. He is teaching this art of Dholak to his new generation.

Teaching skills - Ghilu Bhatt has been teaching Dholak, Puppets and Dhol.

Performance - In Lucknow in 1988, Haryana in 1988, Faridabad, Jaipur in 2001 and South India.

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.