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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

How is a Shehnai different from a pungi?

A shehnai is different from a pungi as the former has a better tone quality than the latter. It is a pipe with a natural hollow stem with seven holes on the body of the pipe which is much longer and broader than the pungi. The shehnai was thus an advancement of the existing musical instrument of pungi.


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Find the words in the text which show Ustad Bismillah Khan’s feelings about the items listed below. Then mark a tick (√) in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class.









Bismillah Khan’s feelings about


1. teaching children music


2. the film world


3. migrating to the USA


4.playing at temples


5.getting the Bharat Ratna


6.the banks of the Ganga


7. leaving Benaras and Dumraon



Positive



Negative



Neutral


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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?

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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?