He was a great patron of Indian arts, classical dance, music invited to his capital music and dance-experts from different parts of the country. His contribution has been important in the development of the classical form of
Kathak. During the reign of Raja Chakradhar Singh, experts of both the gharanas, namely, Jaipur and Lucknow gained prominent positions and were patronised by him. The
Raigarh Gharana of
Kathak was established by him during his reign, which produced many luminaries, dancers, singers and musicians due to his patronage and philanthropy. Among the noted Kathak exponents to have served his court were Pandit Jaggannath Prasad of Jaipur Gharana and Guru Kalaka Prasad and his sons of Lucknow Gharana. His name is often taken with
Wajid Ali Shah of
Awadh as a patron of classical Indian dance and music, especially with respect to Kathak dance and
Hindustani classical music. Among the dancers and musicians to have performed or served his court were Pandit Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, Dr. Ramkumar Verma, Pandit Mahaveer Prasad Dwivedi, Pandit Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi. Even
Sanskrit language writers like Pandit Sadashiv Das, Pandit Sharda Prasad, Pandit Kashi Dutt Jha served him, through them he translated a lot of music and dance literature in Sanskrit. In 1938, Chakradhar Singh headed the first All India Music Conference held at
Allahabad. In this conference Chakradhar Singh went with his team of 60 artists. In 1939, the conference organised a welcome party for
Viceroy of India, where Kathak dancer
Karthik Kalyan presented the dance and was assisted by Chakradhar Singh, who played tabla. He was given title of
Sangit Samrat - (King of Music) by the
Viceroy Lord Linlithgow at this conference. In 1943 conference at
Khairagarh, he again played
tabla for the dance performance of Kalyan Das. He had a very good knowledge of Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu and Oriya and has written several books on Indian traditional music such as •
Alkapuri Tilasmi •
Bairagadiya Rajkumar •
Joshe Pharhad •
Kavya Kanan •
Mayachakra •
Moorj Paran Pushpakar •
Mriganayni •
Nartan Sarwasya •
Nigare Pharhad •
Prem ke Teer •
Raag Ratna Manjusha •
Ramyaras •
Ratnahar •
Taal Toynidhi •
Taalbal Pushpakar ==Death==