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In Raigarh province of Chattisgarh, King Chakradhar
Singh (reign 1924-47) created a number of compositions capturing the
nuances of the rains as audio-visual experiences to be played on
percussion and performed in the Kathak dance. In Amritak Dhwani, the
composition seeks to catch the feel of moving and thundering clouds, and
the composition Dal Baadal (the journey of the Cloud) the use of
abstract sounds n gan dhet dhet depict rising clouds, taran - striking
lightning, and ta dha children playing and throwing water on each other.
('The meaning of monsoon clouds' by Navina Jafa, The Hindu, July 13, 2018)
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