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Question
The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
Tick the right answer.
Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz
Khan).
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Solution
Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux.
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