CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bismillah Khan’s feelings about migrating to the U.S.A
A
Positive
B
Negative
C
Neutral
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer The two very important lessons of life one can extract from Ustad Bismillah Khan are Dedication and an honest devotion to your work. Ustad Khan had devoted his life music so much to an extent that he called his Shehnai as his Beghum (wife).

Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer He passed away at the age of 90 on 21st august 2006 after suffering a cardiac arrest. His instrument was buried with him in his grave at Fatemain burial ground, under a neem tree. He proved to be a true Gem for India and sat an example for many people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Undoubtedly, Bismillah Khan was a true Indian. Despite being a devout Muslim, he used to play the shehnai in the temples. He loved his country, India very much. When one of his students offered him to head a shehnai school in the USA, he refused the offer by saying that he wouldn’t find the river Ganga there.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ustad Bismillah Khan is a Shehnai Maestro. Bismillah khan took to music early in life when he was 3 years old in the company of his maternal uncle. He used to sing ‘ Chiata’ in Bihariji temple and practicing shehnai in Vishnu temple and Mangala Maiya temple of Varanasi.

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