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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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The classic "Chitrasutra" (the treatise on paintings)
provides a description to depict the rains - overcast sky, clouds
weighed with water, flashes of lightning, rainbow, animals taking
shelter, white cranes flying in rows. This led to famous miniature
monsoon paintings centred on Radha and Krishna in the series called
Ragamala (garland of ragas) and Baramahsa (12 seasons) commissioned in
different courts. ('The meaning of monsoon clouds' by Navina Jafa, The Hindu, July 13, 2018) |
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