Bihar Board Class 9Th English chapter  6 The shehnai of Bismillah khan Solutions | Bseb class 9Th Chapter  6 The shehnai of Bismillah khan Notes

Ans.— Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi.

Ans.— The pungi became the generic name for reeded noise makers.

Ans.— A barber of a family of professional musician revived the pungi.

Ans.— The Shehnai was played for the first time in the Shah’s chamber.

Ans.— A barber of a family of professional musicians played the instrument for the first time so different from the pungi.

Ans.— The naubat is traditional ensemble of nine instruments.

Ans.— Bismillah Khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award in 2001

Ans.— The two cities he was most fond of were Benaras and Dumraon.

Ans.— Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi. In my opinion, this ban of the pungi was against the right to expression. Every individual has the right to have his individual choices If a ruler does not like the sound of a particular musical instrument he is free to avoid that instrument but if he bans its public performance on this ground it is an extreme measure and against the right to expression.

Ans.— The loss was in fact a gain to Indian Hindustani Music. If he had not left the celluloid world, he would not have given so much to the shehani and in that case the shehani might have been deprived of the importance and reverence it enjoys today on the classical stage.

Ans.— Ustaad Bismillah Khan was overwhelmed to have received the coveted award. When the Bharat Ratna rested on his chest, his eyes glinted with rare happiness. More that the personal glory it was to him a great recognition of the tradition of music. He was so happy that he could say only this on the occasion: “All I would like to say is: Teach your children music, this is Hindustan’s richest tradition; even the West is now coming to learn our music.”

Ans.— The Shehnai got its name on the basis of the place of its first performance as well as the first performer. The place was the Shah’s chamber and the performer was a nai (barber). Hence it came to be known as Shehnai.

There is a very interesting story about the pungi becoming the shehnai. Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi in the royal residence, for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. A barber of a family of professional musicians improved the tonal quality of the pungi and played it successfully before the royalty. Played by a nai in the chamber of the ‘shah’, the improved pungi became the shehnai.