Question

Read the following lines and answer the questions.



Tansen was a famous singer at thecourt of Akbar. Once Akbar and Tansen went to meet Sant Haridas.Akbar was dressed not as the Emperorbut as an ordinary man, a humble loverof music. He only wanted to hear SantHaridas sing.

Sant Haridas had been Tansen's musicteacher, and he lived the austere life of ahermit. When Tansen and the Emperorreached his hut, he was busy with hisdaily chores. When they asked him tosing, he smiled but said firmly, "I amlong past the age for singing. Even hisfavourite pupil could not persuade himto change his mind.But Tansen knew how to get round him. He offered to sing before his guru. Andhe deliberately made a mistake. "That'snot the right note, Tansen, cried histeacher, amazed. "What has happened toyou?! Tansen did not seem to understandand he made the same mistake

again.Exasperated, Sant Haridas took thetanpura from Tansen's hands and

sangthe right note. Then he went on to thenext and the next!

His melodious voice flowed across the forest, like the first glimmer of dawn

or the fragrance of jasmine. Both Akbarand Tansen listened to him, hypnotized. The Emperor had not known that musiccould sound like this! He had certainlynever heard anything like it before.

As they walked back, the Emperorsuddenly broke the silence. "Why

can'tyou sing like that, Ustadji? he asked. Tansen smiled. 'Shahenshah, I sing atyour command-the command of

the Emperor of Hindustan. But Gurujisings for One who is the King of kings! His music springs from the depths ofhis soul, unasked and free. How can mymusic hope to reach those heights?"

Swapna Dutt

from Readers' Club Bulletin





Answer the following.

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a) Name the three famous people mentioned in this story. b) Why did Sant Haridas refuse to sing?

c) Why did Sant Haridas





1. take the tanpura from Tansen?



ii. go on singing one song after another? as the following.

2. Find words from the passage which mean the same



a) very simple

b) fed up, very irritated

c) sweet sounding​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Tansen, Akbar, sant haridas

b)because he passed his age of singing

Answer 2

Concept: To read the following comprehension and answer the given questions.

Answer:

a) The three famous people mentioned in the story were king Akbar, Tansen, sant Haridas.

b)Sant haridas refused to sing because according to him he was long past the age of singing.

c.i) Tansen knew his guru very well. He intensionally offered to sing before his guru and comitted a mistake twice in order to make sant Haridas correct him by singing the right note.

c.ii)Sant Haridas went on singing one after the other because both Akbar and Tansen were hypnotized and no one really was willing to stop him.

2.

a)Very simple- austere

b)Fed up- exasperated

c)Sweet sounding- melodious

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