III. Answer these questions in 30 – 40 words :
1. Why
did Aurangzeb ban
the playing of
the Pungi ?
Ans : Aurangzeb
banned the playing
of the pungi
because it made
a shrill and
unpleasant sound .
2. How is a shehnai different from a pungi ?
Ans : The
pungi with its
belly like part
makes a shrill
and unpleasant sound
. But a shehnai
is made of
natural hollow stem
that is longer
and broader than
the Pungi .
It makes melodies
sound .
3. Where was the
shehnai played traditionally
? How did
Bismillah Khan change
this ?
Ans : Traditionally
shehnai was played
in temples and
weddings . Bismillah Khan
gave the shehnai
a new dimension by
adding ragas to
its its melody
.
4. When
and how did
Bismillah Khan get
his big break
?
Ans : Bismillah
Khan got a
break when the
All Indian Radio
opened its station
in Lucknow in
1938 . He became
the shehnai player
there from the
opening of the
centre .
5. Where did
Bismillah Khan play the
shehnai on 15
August 1947 ?
Why was the event historic
?
Ans : On 15th August
, 1947 Ustad
Bismillah Khan greeted
the nation with his
Shehnai from the
Red Fort . He
poured out his heart
in raag Kafi .
The event was
historic because it
was India’s first
day of Independence
.
6. Why
did Bismillah Khan
refuse to start
a shehnai school
in the U.S.A. ?
Ans : Bismillah
Khan refused to
start a shehnai
school in the
U.S.A . because he would
not find the
home environment there
. There was
no Ganga there
. he could
not live without
the holy river
Ganga .
7. Find
at least two
instances in the
text which tell
you that Bismillah
Khan loves India and
Benaras ?
Ans : Bismillah
Khan refused to
stay in the
U.S.A. saying that
there was not
Ganga there . He
loved India and
Benaras on the
bank of the
Ganga . He
said that when
he was in
a foreign land
he kept thinking
for India and
when he was in Mumbai
he kept thinking
for Benaras and
the Ganga .
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