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Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?

Bismillah Khan poured his heart out as he played the Raag Kaafi on his shehnai on 15 August 1947 from the Red Fort to an audience which also included Jawaharlal Nehru. It was a historic event as India gained independence from the British Rule and Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai.


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