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Write the reason in your own words. Akbar had to dress like a slave.

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Write the reason in your own words.

Akbar had to dress like a slave.

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Spellbound by Tansen's Deepak Raga, Akbar could only imagine how great his teacher would be. So he wished to hear his teacher's song. Tansen explained that Ostad lives in a cave in the Himalayas and rejects earthly wealth and dislikes earthly kings. So Akbar did not mind if he had to dress as a slave to experience heavenly joys of the Ostad' s sound.

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Chapter 4.5: Tansen - English Workshop [Page 108]

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Chapter 4.5 Tansen
English Workshop | Q 4. (b) | Page 108

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