#65 Class-9 The sound of music part-2 The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan (02/05/2020)

Hello students,

Good morning. 

Today we are going to start the second part of the lesson 'The Sound of music'. This part is all about Bismillah Khan. He was a famous Shehnai player. He was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2001.

Read the first two pages of this part and answer the questions given below--

Q.1 Why did Aurangzeb ban pungi in his royal residence?

Q.2 How was pungi revived?/How was pungi made into Shehnai?

      (Clues-- A barber of a  family of professional musicians/ decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi/a pipe with a natural hollow stem/longer and broader than pungi/seven holes on the body of the pipe/played on it --very soft, melodious sounds/ new instrument very different from pungi/ new name required/ shehnai--new name)

Q.3 How did pungi get it's new name 'Shehnai'?

Q.4 Why was Shehnai an essential part of temples and weddings?

Q.5 Who brought Shehnai onto the classical stage?

Q.6 Which award was conferred to Bismillah Khan?

Q.7 When was Bismillah born?

Q.8 What were the names of Bismillah's father and grandfather?

Q.9 Which family did Bismillah belong to?

Q.10 Were Bismillah's ancestors also shehnai players?

#64 Class 12 Lost Spring (02/05/2020)

Hello students,

Good morning.

Read the last part of Saheb's account and answer the questions given below----

Q.1 How is the importance of garbage different for adults and children different in Seemapuri?

 (Clues-- Garbage for adults-- essential to be alive, source of livelihood
Garbage for children-- more than source of livelihood, centre of excitement, sometimes he and his friends find coins, notes in the garbage)

Q.2 Which game does Saheb like to play? How does he use the neighbourhood club to play the game?

Q.3 Where has Saheb got his tennis shoes from?

Q.4 Why is Saheb not happy working at the tea-stall?

 (Clues--Saheb a rag picker previously, changes his profession, works in a tea-stall and is paid 800 rupees and all his meals, no more his master, working under somebody, previously worked as per his will and time but in tea stall strict schedule, no longer his master.)

(Note-- 'The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag' This sentence means that the steel canister has the heaviness of slavery. When he had a plastic bag, he was his own master, he had the wings of freedom. The steel canister has the heaviness of slavery.)