Question

How was 'pungi' changed to 'shehnai' in Aurangzeb's court?​

Answer 1

ᴀ ʙᴀʀʙᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜɴɢɪ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sʜᴇʜɴᴀɪ. ʙɪsᴍɪʟʟᴀʜ ᴋʜᴀɴ's ᴘᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛᴏʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴜsɪᴄɪᴀɴs. ʙɪsᴍɪʟʟᴀʜ ᴋʜᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴇʜɴᴀɪ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟɪ ʙᴜx. ʙɪsᴍɪʟʟᴀʜ ᴋʜᴀɴ's ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴀʙʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴀғɢʜᴀɴɪsᴛᴀɴ

Answer 2

A barber transformed the pungi into a shehnai. Bismillah Khan's paternal ancestors were professional musicians. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux. Bismillah Khan's first trip abroad was to Afghanistan.