Question

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At the end of his recital Ustad Faiyaz Khan pat the young boy's back.
i) Why did Ustad Faiyaz Khan pat the young boy's back?
ii) How did Bismillah Khan got his big break?
iii) What did Ustad Faiyaz Khan say to encourage the boy?​

Answer 1

Answer: At the age of 14, Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the Allahabad Music Conference. At the end of his recital, Ustad Faiyaz Khan patted the young boy’s back and said, “Work hard and you shall make it.” With the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938 came Bismillah’s big break. He soon became an often-heard shehnai player on radio.

When India gained independence on 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai. He poured his heart out into Raag Kafi from the Red Fort to an audience which included Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who later gave his famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech.

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