Photos: An eleven year-old girl and her Nashik Dhol at Ganpati Visarjan

At 11, Vainavi Mohite is one of Mumbai city's youngest Nashik Dhol player who throngs to the streets on the last day of Ganpati Visarjan to perform for her group,'Swargandhar.'

Updated on: Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM IST

News

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

On the last day of Ganpati Visarjan, Vainavi Parag Mohite, dressed in a traditional Maharashtrian saree took to the streets along with her group to play a traditional Nashik Dhol and bid adieu to Lord Ganesha. At 11, she is one of the city’s youngest Nashik Dhol players. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

2/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

Vainavi preps up at home before leaving for Vasai to perform with her fellow drummers. She is currently studying in 5th standard and plays Dhol for the group, ‘Swargandhar.’ (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

3/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

As a little girl, Vainavi likes the regular stuff, but is not intimidated by the classic Nashik Dhol, which can weigh upto 15 kilos and is traditionally popular among her male counterparts. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

4/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

Vainavi plays a dhol in Swargandhar dhol tasha pathak as she dances and entertains the crowd during the last day of Ganpati Visarjan at Vasai in Mumbai. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

5/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

In a docu-short for Arre.co.in, she said that she faced no criticism, negative comments or gender bias given that the heavy Nashik Dhol was a male dominated form of performance art. (Video here: http://www.arre.co.in/music/aga-bai-tasha-ganeshas-drummer-girls/) (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

6/6

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 4:43 PM

Vainavi feels a sense of camaraderie in the community despite being only eleven. Her command over the Nashik Dhol is evident in her ease of handling it even in the busiest of processions. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)