#70 Class-9 The sound of music part-2 (06/05/2020)

Study the last three pages and answer the questions those follow--

Q.1 What happened when Bismillah's mother took him to his maternal uncle's house when he was three years' old?

Q.2 Where would Bismillah go with Ali Bux, his uncle?

Q.3 How did flowing waters of Ganga help Bismillah?

Q.4 How did Ustad Faiyaz Khan motivate Bismillah at Allahabad Music Conference?

Q.5 When did a big break come into the life of Bismillah? How did it affect his life?


           (Some more questions to be uploaded tomorrow)

#69 Class 12 Lost spring (06/05/2020)

Study the remaining pages of the lesson and answer following questions---

Q.1 What does Mukesh's grandmother mean when she says, 'It is his Karam, his destiny'?

     (Clues--- She means the father of Mukesh is doing what the almighty God has ordered, it is the fruit of his karams, his destiny has born him in the family of bangle makers that's why he is doing the work of bangles only.)

Q.2 What is 'God-given lineage'?

       (Clues-- Ancient India, old system of four Varnas-- Brahmin,Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Their professions are decided as per the family where they take birth, the profession of bangle-making ordered to them by God, the Karam of their destiny, can't disobey the orders of God.

'Lineage' means ancestry therefore 'God given lineage' means 'God given ancestry'. )

Q.3 What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Q.4 Mention the hazards of working in glass bangles industry.

       (Clues-- high temperature, near furnaces, dingy cells, develop breathing problems, losing eyesight, eyes more adjusted to darkness than light)

Q.5 How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family?

       (Clues-- Family members believe in God-given lineage, Mukesh very courageous, wants to break the God given lineage, wants to become a motor-mechanic, family members seem to be accepting everything, he wants to do anything for his dream.)

                    (Some more questions to be uploaded tomorrow)

#68 Class 12 Lost spring (05/05/2020)

Read the part of Mukesh given at page No. 17 and 18. Answer the questions those follow---

Q.1 What does Mukesh want to become? How is he different from Saheb?

       (Clues-- A motor mechanic, insists on being his own master, Saheb has inclination towards his traditional work of rag-picking but Mukesh wants to break the God-given lineage, courageous enough to break so.)

Q.2 What do the people of Firozabad do to earn their livelihood?

Q.3 What kind of conditions do the children of Firozabad work in?

Q.3 What kind of condition does Mukesh's family live in?

      (Clues-- stinking lanes choked with garbage, old style huts, weak walls, wobbly doors, no windows, crowded with families of humans and animals living together, his home a wobbly iron door, food being cooked on firewood stove, veil system)

Q.4 'Through eyes filled with smoke, she smiles.'

        (i) Who is 'she' here?
        (ii) Why are her eyes filled with smoke? Can you think of any other explanation?

Q.5 How does the wife of Mukesh's brother react when his  father enters into the house? Why?

#67 Class-9 MCQ Test (The sound of music--part 1)

Hello dear students,

This is an MCQ test from the lesson 'The sound of music'. Click the link to take the test. For any doubt please whatsapp me

https://forms.gle/1UjNbUAwFtZSAQPq5

#66 Class 12 MCQ Test (Lost spring) Only Saheb's part (04/05/2020)

Hello dear students,

This is an MCQ test from the lesson 'Lost Spring'. Click the link to take the test. For any doubt please whatsapp me.

https://forms.gle/hcfdXgP4p4Mdrt1GA

#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.)