He begins with a deep- toned voice and sets the mood while creating rhythm with the rings on his fingers. Adorned with a red paghdi on his head, he is a man who wears dhoti and kurta while embracing his roots and culture with pride. Shri Dharmiklal Pandya, born on August 11, 1932 in Vadodara is the keeper of Mannbhatt tradition. About the Mannbhatt tradition Prior to understanding what the Mannbhatt tradition is, it is appropriate to first comprehend what is Aakhyan. It is a very old tradition of poetic recital of a story or epic consisting of facts about the past or which narrates episodes from ancient literature which is recited by a person or a group of persons. ‘Mann’ is a pot made of copper (ea

Author-Gopi Shah