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Mandaraji Dau was born in a malgujar family in 1911 at village Raveli, 5km distance form Rajnandgaon. His real name is late Dular Singh Dau who was also the founder & manager of “Raveli Nacha Gammat Party” Interestingly, he was given this unique name by his grandfather because during his childhood he would play in the yard of his home, that too before a Tulsi chaura which had a stone, from madras. Referring to this, he was called madrasi by his grandfather who was humorous in nature. This madrasi name later got changing by people and was finally changed into mandraji. Mandraji can be hailed as the father of Chhattisgarhi Nacha party. He completed his primary education in 1922. But he couldn’t complete his further studies because the state of education in high school & higher secondary was poor. Ahead of this, he couldn’t find anything fascinating so he chose ‘Nacha’ as his true passion. His father was disinclined for his passion due to which, he faced a lot of difficulties. He had to go through several hardships but what has got him to achieve his success, was his persistence. He found himself attracted with the art & cultural values of the state where he got the opportunity to study in a unique institution that was devoid of cast & creed. Mandaraji Dau was truly the father of Chhattisgarhi Gammat Nacha whose contribution in this field remains indelible where he not only rationalized ‘Chhattisgarhi Nacha’ but also brought revolutionary changes in it.