Can someone give me the summary of The shehnai of Bismillah khan CLASS 9 ch2 Part|| (short summary in simple language)
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1.Shehnai replaced pungi which had a shrill unpleasant sound.
2.Pungi’s tonal quality was improved by a nai (barbar) of sah (emperor Aurnangeb); hence it was named as shehnai.
3.Ustad Bismillah Khan is a Shehnai Maestro.
4.Bismillah khan took to music early in life when he was 3 years old in the company of his maternal uncle.
5.he used to sing ‘ Chiata’ in Bihariji temple and practicing shehnai in Vishnu temple and Mangala Maiya temple of Varanasi.
6.His life is a source of simplicity and communal harmony.
7.Bismillah khan got his big break with the opening of All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938.
8.He also played shehnai on 15 August, 1947 from Red fort in presence of Pandit Nehru.
9.Bismillah khan gave many memorable performance both in India and abroad.
10.He also gave music in two movies ‘Gunj Uthi shehnai’ and ‘Sanadhi Apanna”.
11.He was so fond of his motherland India, Benaras and the holy Ganga that he refused an offer to be the Head of Shehnai school in USA.
12.In 2001, Ustad Bismillah khan was awarded India’s highest civilian avard, the Bharat Ratna.
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