By Atma Tattva Das,
When Balram Thanki speaks about the mridanga, his voice settles into a steady rhythm of its own. The drum has shaped most of his life, and the memories tied to it come easily to mind when he talks. Personally, the mridanga is history, service, identity, and a teacher all at once for him. That connection sits at the heart of The Mridanga Circle, an online training and community platform that teaches devotees how to play the Mridanga with proper technique, heritage, and devotional understanding.
“It started off as a small project,” he said. “Somehow, a lot of devotees around the world have come to like the content we’re sharing. I’m very grateful for that.” The initiative now offers structured training, community spaces, and teachings grounded in lineages such as Narottam Dās Ṭhākur and other ācāryas who carried forward the tradition of praising the Holy names of Krishna through the revered beats of the Balaram drum.
The story stretches back to his early years, long before the idea of a website ever surfaced.
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