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Question
Answer these question in 30–40 words.
How is a shehnai different from a pungi?
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Solution
Shehnai has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with
holes on its body and is longer and broader than the pungi. Shehnai is, in a way, an
improvement upon the pungi.
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