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'''Padhant''' in [[Hindustani classical music]] or [[Indian classical dance]] refers to the recitation of rhythmic syllables, known as [[bol (music)|bol]], during a performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kf0AAAAMAAJ&q=pa6|title=UCLA Journal of Dance Ethnology|date=August 18, 1994|publisher=UCLA Department of Dance|via=Google Books}}</ref> The term is derived from the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] word ''padhna'', meaning "to read, study or recite".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFwbGi3oBHgC&pg=PA234|title=Music Contexts: A Concise Dictionary of Hindustani Music|first=Ashok Damodar|last=Ranade|date=August 18, 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=9788185002637|via=Google Books}}</ref> ''Padhant'' is closely associated with the percussion instrument [[tabla]] and the classical dance [[Kathak]], and the recitation of rhythmic patterns before playing them is considered an art in itself.<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAbMS6ynGJ8C&pg=PA102|title=Kathak, Indian Classical Dance Art|first=Sunil|last=Kothari|date=August 18, 1989|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170172239|via=Google Books}}</ref> The dancer in Kathak would pause at intervals to recite the rhythms before executing them through dance.<ref name="auto"/> The recitation is often accompanied by hand gestures.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WF3jCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT219|title=ART AND SCIENCE OF PLAYING TABLA|first=Vijay Shanker|last=Mishra|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123021041|via=Google Books}}</ref> The recited syllables are also used in storytelling, creating an atmosphere or inducing a mood in the audience; for example, in a performance of Kalidasa's ''[[Meghaduta]]'' (''Cloud Messenger''), the sounds ''ghe-ghe-thi-ta'' can signify a rumble of clouds or, its expanded version, the arrival of clouds.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/891546/in-the-documentary-vaikhari-a-poetic-exploration-of-musics-language-of-rhythms|title=In the documentary 'Vaikhari', a poetic exploration of music's language of rhythms|first=Archana|last=Nathan|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> In [[Carnatic music]], a similar concept is called [[konnakol]].<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7dn4zNLpmg A documentary on the art of Padhant]<br />
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