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प्रश्न
The text mentions the names of stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha. Both have earned worldwide name and fame for their outstanding contribution to the field of music. Form groups of 5 students each and write a brief note on other stalwarts in this (music) field. You can take help from your school library or search for the relevant information on the internet.
Take the help of the following points.
1. Name :
2. Field: Music
3. Specialisation: Tabla/Sitar/Violin etc.
4. Guru :
5. Early life :
6. Education :
7. Early success :
8. Contribution to the field and world :
9. Awards:
10. Any special incident that has occurred in his/her life :
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उत्तर
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian classical flutist. He plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute in the Hindustani classical tradition.
His Guru was Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi. He studied with him for eight years. In 1957, he joined the All India Radio, Cuttack, Odisha. He worked as a composer and performer. Much later, he received guidance from the reclusive Annapurna Devi, daughter of Baba Allauddin Khan. Legend has it that she agreed to teach him only if he played with the left hand. True or not, up till today. Hariprasad plays the bansuri with the left hand.
Apart from classical music, Hariprasad has collaborated with Shivkumar Sharma, the santoor exponent forming an association called Shiv-Hari. He has collaborated with world musicians, including the fusion group Shakti, in experimental cross-cultural performances.
He is at present the artistic director of the World Music Department at the Rotterdam Music
The conservatory in the Netherlands. In 2006, he founded the Vrindavan Gurukul in Mumbai and in 2010, the Vrindavan Gurukul in Bhubaneshwar. Both of these Institutes are schools dedicated to training students in bansuri in the Guru-shishya tradition.
He has collaborated with several western musicians, including John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, and Ken Lauber, and has composed music for Indian films. Chaurasia also played on The Beatles' 1968 B-side "The Inner Light', which was written by George Harrison.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following question.
Do you like music?
Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following question.
Have you seen a concert on Television?
Look at the web diagram given below and study the traits of a good concert organizer.
Who said to whom?
“We mustn’t miss the chance.”
Who said to whom?
“Tomorrow morning we perform for the boy-Yes ?”
Read the following sentence and write which emotions are revealed from this sentence.
Did you...did you hear him?
Describe the condition of Smita when she was going towards the stage. Read the text again and complete the boxes given below. One is done for you.
The whole story revolves around Anant. Write a short paragraph on Anant. Take the help of the following points to develop the paragraph.
1. Health
2. Disease
3. Early interests
4. Intense desire/wish
5. Fulfillment of desire/wish.
The story has three important characters - Anant, Smita, and Aunt Sushila. Go through the story again and complete the following table that highlights their special traits of character. You can put the X mark if that trait is not mentioned in the text.
| Special traits | Smita | Anant | Aunt Sushila |
| Strength | |||
| Weaknesses | |||
| Dreams | |||
| Motivation |
Read the following passage and do the given activities:
B1. Complete the following sentences from the passage: (2)
- He was only fifteen and _______.
- Her apartment was not big but _____.
- Whenever they came to Bombay _____.
- He was already able to compose his own tunes _____.
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Smita bit her lip in self-reproach. She had been so excited at seeing the announcement, that she had not remembered that her brother was ill. She had seen how the doctors had shaken their heads gravely and spoken words that neither she nor her parents could understand. But deep inside Smita had known the frightening truth – that Anant would die. The word cancer had hung in the air – her brother was dying of cancer even though she pretended that all would be well and they would return together, a small family of four, to their home in Gaganpur. And he was only fifteen and the best table-tennis player in the school and the fastest runner. He was learning to play the sitar; they were both taking sitar lessons, but Anant was better than her in many other things. He was already able to compose his own tunes to the astonishment of their guru. Then cancer had struck and they had come to Bombay so that he could be treated at the cancer hospital in the city. Whenever they came to Bombay they stayed with Aunt Sushila. Her apartment was not big but there was always room for them. |
B2. Why did Smita become nervous? (2)
B3. Match the pairs with proper antonyms from the passage: (2)
| A | B |
| (i) Forgotten | (a) deep |
| (ii) Misunderstand | (b) together |
| (iii) Separate | (c) remembered |
| (iv) Shallow | (d) understand |
B4. Do as directed: (2)
- He was learning to play the sitar.
[Frame 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer] - He could be treated at the cancer hospital in the city.
[Pick out the modal auxiliary and state its function]
B5. Personal Response (2)
What would you prefer: music or sports? Give reasons to support your answer.
