how did bismillah khan personify real secularism
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Ustad Bismillah Khan a practicing Muslim in his younger days, he would take a daily dip in the Ganga after a wrestling bout in Benia Bagh Akhada. Every morning he would do 'Riyaaz' at the Balaji temple on the banks of the river.
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MP Board Class 8th Special English Solutions Chapter 19 Bismillah Khan: The Shehnai Maestro
September 30, 2019 by Prasanna
MP Board Class 8th Special English Solutions Chapter 19 Bismillah Khan: The Shehnai Maestro
Bismillah Khan: The Shehnai Maestro Textual Exercise
Word Power
(A) We sometimes affix ‘dis’ or ‘non’ to indicate negation. (Consult the dictionary to know the meanings.)
Example :
appear – disappear
availability – non-availability
Now and either ‘dis’ or ‘non’ whichever is correct to the following words:
Answer :
approve – disapprove
technical – non-technical
believe – disbelieve
engage – disengage
order – disorder
violence – non-violence
(B) Study these sentences and fill in the blanks below with appropriate words derived from the underlined words.
Example:
Gandhi is the Father of the Nation. Our nationality is Indian.
(a) We are proud of Lidia’s ancient culture. Children have gone to participate in a____programme.
(b) Kathakali is a performing art. The expressions in a ___of Kathakali are praiseworthy.
(c) Yesterday I had to go to the Principal’s residence. Kishore Nagar is a large___colony.
(d) Herbal medicines are of great benefit. Fried food is not____for health.
(e) 15th August is an auspicious occasion for all Indians. We___get rains on this day.
Answer:
(a) cultural
(b) performance
(c) residential
(d) beneficial
(e) occasionally
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Comprehension
Answer the following questions:
(i) ‘Ustad was the undisputed jewel in the crown of Indian music’. Explain.
Answer:
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a great Shehnai player. He elevated the Shehnai from an instrument heard only in weddings and naubat khanas to one that was appreciated in concert halls across the world. He was a matchless figure in the field of music.
(ii) Describe Bismillah Khan as an example of communal harmony.
Answer:
Bismillah Khan always encouragged commmunal harmony. He was a practicing Muslim, who offered ‘namaaz’ five times a day, yet he had immense faith in Baba Vishwanath, Sankat Mochan Hanuman and Ganga Maiyya. He used to lead the Muharram procession as well as that of the Ganga Puja in Banaras, playing the shehnai while walking. In his opinion, all religions are one.
(iii) When and where was Ustad Bismillad Khan born?
Answer:
Bismillah Khan was born in Bihar on March 21, 1916.
(iv) Who was his first master to train him as a shehnai player?
Answer:
His uncle was his first master to train him as a shehnai player.
(v) How did he personify real secularism?
Answer:
He was a practising Muslim, who offered ‘namaaz’ five times a day. Yet he had immense faith in Baba Viswanath, Sankat Mochan Hunuman and Ganga Maiyya.
(vi) How can you say that Ustad preferred to live a spartan life?
Answer:
Ustad always preferred to live a spartan life. His room, on the top floor of his house, had only a few things like a cot, a chair, an earthen pot for water and is shehnai.
(vii) Write God’s wish for the shehnai maestro?
Answer:
God wished that instead of at India Gate, the notes of the shehnai should reverberate at the doors of Heaven.