Dholis, as the drummers are called tradionally in Punjabi, are increasingly packing up their kits to do what it takes to make both ends meet. The reason? Migrants from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and ...

While the originations of the dhol are not known with complete certainty, what is known is that it is a sound that has migrated. Sunny Jain After composing and transcribing music for my wedding day, ...

Around six months ago, Karam Dad came to Rawalpindi as work dried up in his village in Sargodha’s Khushab district. Having played the dhol, the traditional drum, for the last 20 years, he had seen ...

This post was updated April 1 at 10:5 p.m. As colorful sarees and embroidered kurtas filled the dance floor, wedding guests danced to the beat of Bollywood music and Neil Pal’s dhol. Pal, a ...

The beats of 'dhol' would resound as joyously in Assam native Chandna Das's home as in the front yard of Punjabi 'puttar' Parwinder Singh's front yard on Thursday, when Baisakhi will be celebrated.

It was eight years ago that Sunny Jain first fell in love with the dhol. The dhol is a double-headed Indian drum that Jain wears strapped across his torso like a huge, resonant appendage. When he ...

As Punjab readies to vote in the last phase of national elections on May 19, the election commission has been holding intense awareness campaign to ensure maximum voter turnout. A young dhol player ...

Appointed at the fag end of the SAD-BJP’s tenure, Balbir Singh Dhol, chairperson of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), today resigned from his post. The move followed Vigilance raids at his ...

PSEB Result 2017: Balbir Singh Dhol, the Chairman of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) resigned from his post on Thursday. This move by the now ex-chairman took place after a raid was conducted ...

Sikh community members after a practice session in preparation for ‘Dhol Fest 2025’ in Kuala Kubu Baru on Sept 6. (Roshan Singh pic) KUALA KUBU BARU: Come Sept 6, the township of Kuala Kubu Baru in ...

Hours after Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) chairman Balbir Singh Dhol was “made to resign”, the Punjab Government on Thursday virtually opened the chapter of justifications for giving varied ...