Question

The text has a big collection of Indian words in it. Using words from another language in a write up is called Code-mixing. Make a list of all the Indian words in table A and their meanings in table B. One is done for you.

‘A’ Indian word	‘B’ Meaning
1. Raga	(a) A piece of Indian classical music based on one of the six basic musical modes
2.	(b)

Answer 1

‘A’ Indian word	‘B’ Meaning
1. Raga	(a) A piece of Indian classical music based on one of the six basic musical modes.
2. Ustad	(b) An expert or highly skilled person, especially a musician.
3. Pandit	(c) A person with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly
4. Guru	(d) Hindus who have a guru strive to receive spiritual initiation from him.
5. Sitar	(e) A sitar is an Indian musical instrument with two layers of strings, a long neck, and a round body.
6. Tabla	(f) A pair of small hand drums used in Indian music, one of which is slightly larger than the other and is played using pressure from the heel of the hand to vary the pitch.
7. Sahib	(g) Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
8. Mantra	(h) A sacred word or phrase repeated in meditation
9. Bazaar	(i) A market or group of shops in India.