Who insisted Tansen to sing Raga Deepak before Akbar
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Answer:
Shaukat Mian insisted Tansen to sing Raga Deepak before Akbar.
Explanation:
Early life & education:-
Tansen was one of the nine jewels or 'Navaratnas' in the court of Emperor Akbar. He is often regarded as the greatest of all musicians India has ever produced till date.
Tansen was the only child of a singer lived in a small village in Behat near Gwalior. He was quite a naughty child but equally talented and wise. One day, he ran away to the forest for playing and started imitating the roar of the tiger.
Great Pundit Swami Haridas along with his disciples was passing by the forest when they heard him. Tansen roared like a tiger by hiding behind a tree.. This scared the travellers but one disciple found out that it was actually Tansen.
Wise Haridas immediately recognized his talent and started teaching him music with the permission of Tansen’s father. After being under Swami Haridas’s care for eleven years, Tansen turns into a notably great singer.
Becoming one of 'Navarantas':-
As Tansen became quite popular, he started singing before Emperor Akbar. Akbar became highly impressed by him and appointed him the musician at his court.
Moreover, Akbar also spend time with him and gave him many gifts. This made the other courtiers jealous. They plan to ruin Tansen and one courtier, Shaukat Mian planned his death.
Shaukat Mian was aware of that if Tansen sings Raga Deepak, the lamps will burn around him. So, the flame will turn Tansen's flesh into ashes. Thus, he approached Akbar to make Tansen sing this Raga.
Raga Deepak & Malhar:-
Akbar agreed and ordered Tansen to do so and Tansen agreed but asks for some time for preparation. Being the wise man that he was, Tansen realized what Raga Deepak could do. So, he taught his daughter and her friends to sing Raga Malhar, which brings rain.
When the day arrived Tansen begun singing the Raga Deepak. When flames shoot up and light the lamps the girls started singing and it started raining. This saved Tansen’s life but he became quite ill.
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Answer:
Shaukat Mian was the man who insisted Tansen sing Raga Deepak in front of Akbar.
Explanation:
Tansen was one of the nine jewels or 'navaratna' that was in the court of Emperor Akbar. Tansen became popular as he began singing before Emperor Akbar. Akbar was so impressed with him that he appointed him as a musician at his court.
Akbar also spent time with him and gave him many gifts. This made other courtiers jealous. They plotted to destroy Tansen and among them, courtier Shaukat Mian plotted his death.
Shaukat Mian had noticed that when Tansen sang his Raga Deepak, the lamps around him burned. Its flames would turn Tansen's flesh into ash. So he turned to Akbar to get Tansen to sing this raga. Akbar agreed and ordered Tansen to do so. Tansen agreed, but he asked for some time to prepare. Being a sage, Tansen knew what Raga Deepak was capable of. So he taught her daughter and her friends to sing Raga Malhar, which brings rain.
When the day came, Tansen began to sing the raga Deepak. As the flames rose and lit the lamps, the girls begin to sing raga Malhar and it began to rain. This saved Tansen's life, but he became quite ill.
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