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NCERT · Class 9 · English

Chapter 2: The Sound of Music Poem: Wind

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Question 5. Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?

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Answer: Bismillah Khan played the shehnai from the Red Fort on 15th August 1947. He was the first Indian to greet the nation with his Shehnai. The event was historic because that is the day when India got independence. Bismillah Khan played Raag Kafi to an audience that included Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?

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Answer: Bismillah Khan refused to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A because he did not want to leave his country. He felt an unbreakable bond with his towns – Dumraon and Benaras, and with River Ganga.

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Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.

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Answer: Two instances in the text which tell us that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras are given below:

  • He says that whenever he is in a foreign country, he keeps yearning to see Hindustan.
  • He also says that when he is in Mumbai, he thinks of only Benaras and the holy Ganga.