Musical instruments

When Gaurav Gupta moved to Bengaluru, loneliness set in. So he started Bangalore Drums Collective with two friends. A year later, 140 people gather here to drum, connect and belong.

Mumbai’s Gladson Peter, more popularly known as the ‘One Man Band’, overcame depression and lung problems to become a musician. Today, he can sing and play 14 instruments at the same time.

John Gomes had purchased the brand from a Britisher, Bernard Xavier Furtado, in 1953. Though he was not musically inclined, his business acumen helped him diversify from music instruments to sports goods and running a printing press.

For us, this is not a job or even a business. It is a proud passion that we have and will continue to carry on for generations,” says the family that's played a silent chord in creating legends. #history #LostTales

From a village called Madkhol in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, this 76-year-old has been making harmoniums for over half a century. Today, he makes some of the most beautiful harmoniums despite dropping out of school after grade four.

Jaywant Utpat invented a device that can simplify the use of several musical instruments. From Tabla to Dholak, this device can produce hundreds of sounds by just a single click. Know more about this one-of-its-kind Percussion Synthesizer for Indian Music.