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One breath.
One flute.
Yours to win.

Play my Signature Alankar — Aroha in one breath, Avaroha in one breath — and win a limited flute T-shirt. Play the entire exercise in a single breath, and take home an E-bass flute worth ₹7,500.

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The rewards

Twenty prizes. Two levels of mastery.

Black flute-inspired T-shirt with signature line art

Level I · 10 to be won

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The Flute Signature Tee

Aroha in one breath + Avaroha in one breath. An oversized black tee with the flute line-art mark — made for those who've earned it.

E Base Professional Side Flute — 30 inch natural bamboo flute with Flute Gandharvas carry case

₹7,500

Level II · 10 to be won

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The E-bass Flute

The entire exercise — Aroha and Avaroha — in a single, unbroken breath. For the few with true breath mastery.

The exercise

Signature Alankar

Composed by Harsh Dave. Dots below mark the lower octave, dots above the upper octave. Practise slowly, then build the breath.

To learn step by step, visit daveharsh.com/masterclass →

Aroha · Breath 1

  • P̣ḌṆSRGMP,PMGRSṆḌP̣
  • ḌṆSRGMPD,DPMGRSṆḌ
  • ṆSRGMPDN,NDPMGRSṆ
  • SRGMPDNṠ,ṠNDPMGRS
  • RGMPDNṠṘ,ṘṠNDPMGR
  • GMPDNṠṘĠ,ĠṘṠNDPMG
  • MPDNṠṘĠṀ,ṀĠṘṠNDPM
  • PDNṠṘĠṀṖ,ṖṀĠṘṠNDP

Avaroha · Breath 2

  • ṖṀĠṘṠNDP,PDNṠṘĠṀṖ
  • ṀĠṘṠNDPM,MPDNṠṘĠṀ
  • ĠṘṠNDPMG,GMPDNṠṘĠ
  • ṘṠNDPMGR,RGMPDNṠṘ
  • ṠNDPMGRS,SRGMPDNṠ
  • NDPMGRSṆ,ṆSRGMPDN
  • DPMGRSṆḌ,ḌṆSRGMPD
  • PMGRSṆḌP̣,P̣ḌṆSRGMP
Harsh Dave playing the bansuri

Harsh Dave

Founder, Flute Gandharvas

The rules

Simple. Strict. Fair.

  1. 01

    One take, unedited

    A single continuous video. No video cuts, no audio editing or enhancement.

  2. 02

    Hands & flute visible

    Your fingers and the flute must be clearly visible throughout.

  3. 03

    One entry per person

    Only your first submission counts. Multiple entries are not accepted.

  4. 04

    India only

    Open to residents of India with a delivery address in India.

  5. 05

    Deadline

    Submit before 31 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST.

  6. 06

    Follow for results

    Follow @harshvdave on Instagram for updates and winner announcements.

Submit your entry

Take the breath.

Upload your one-take video to YouTube (unlisted is fine), Google Drive (shared as "anyone with the link") or Instagram, and paste the link here.

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