Question

1. On stage Ragini Rainu is the new face of Sufi singing in India and what's more, she is a hit
with the youth, a segment that ahs been difficult to please. A disciple of Pandit Bhajan
Sopori, the santoor maestro, the singer climbs a few notches higher in popularity with every
concert that she performs.
2. The journey of music for this young artist is tracked back by her age three, when her mother,
a singer and teacher in Jammu, brought her on stage. Following that, there were several
amateur moments with and without her mother, recounts Ragini as she hails from a musical
family, where her father is a competent satirist and disciple of Ustad Imrat Hussain Khan
This even keeled, performer- practitioner routine, would have continued alongside college
studies were it not for the chance to sing in Delhi for the first time. Her guru had dropped in
for breakfast at the Rainu's residence and invited her to Delhi to lend her voice for a new
album release by HMV where they needed a young, fresh voice. 'I sang a Rajasthani folk
number and a romantic melody. It was a happy start for a 16 year old and thrilled me.
3. Serious discipleship under began because it was destined, she claims. The decision to sing
Sufi numbers was because in her guru's gharana musical family there was plenty of Sufi
literature available as several saints had brought fresh compositions to their doors. Today it is
more than twelve years since she had first begun working on collecting and singing these
numbers and 'we are still working on our fact finding, musically orienting mission," claims
Ragini
4. Speaking of her personal stamp on this music, Ragini at the outset confesses, "My audience
matters to me. I do not like the prospect of empty seats in the hall and strive towards moving
my audiences into spontaneous trance - like gyrations alongside my singing. Clapping and
foot tapping must ring in my ears, as on stage I continue to sing in a manner that comes
naturally to me. Though she does not sing Bollywood numbers, she has styled lively
numbers from Punjabi folk that are equllay appealing.
Q2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions
in about 30-40 words each.
(a) Trace Raginis Rainau's career graph.
(b) How did Ragini begin singing on stage?
(©) How did Ragini get introduce to the Delhi concert platform?
(d) Why did Ragini branch out into Sufi singing?
(e) What does Ragini confess about her audience?
Q2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, fill in any two of the following blanks with
appropriate words/pharases.
(a) On stage Ragini Rainu is the new face of...
(b) Ragini's father is competent sitarist and ...
(c) Serious discipleship under Ragini's guree began' because....,'she claims
Q2.3 Attempt any two of the following. Fond out the word mean the same under.
(a) come from, born (Para 2)
(b) ordained(Para 3)
(c) revolution(Para 4)

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