Dholak is one of the most widely utilized popular folk drum of northern India along with considerable variation in the technique. It is named after the Urdu word Dhol meaning Drum. In India it is mainly a folk instrument and it has one side with a high pitch and another side with a lower pitch. The Dholki is a smaller Femine version of the dholak which is about 35cm long and 20cm in diameter.

The player usually produces sound on the dholak by beating it with the hand or by using a stick. North Indian folk music and dance, especially the Bhangra is incomplete without the pulsating beats and rhythmic sounds of the Dholak.