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An echo from the past

This is the sound of the past. Giving people a chance to master an ancient instrument that is far from common -- the pakhawaj -- is Anjali Arts. An interesting way to be in a different league, a free workshop is being organised this coming Sunday.

The workshop will be conducted by one of the finest pakhawaj exponents in India, Dalchand Sharma, a man who can make the instrument speak in its ancient language. With very few exponents left, the objective of the workshop is to get more and more people to understand this forgotten language. Pandit Dalchand Sharma received training in the guru-shishya tradition and is now continuing it in a different way. He has also performed at prestigious music concerts in India and abroad. He is a staff artiste on the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts at Delhi University. The workshop will cover areas like sound, "layakari'', as well as create "rasa'' through "tala" and traditional compositions. It will give artistes an opportunity to hone their skills. -- Mandira Nayar

-- Mandira Nayar

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