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Answer to: Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?

The shehnai was played traditionally in the temple at the royal courts and on the occasion of weddings. The credit must go to Bismillah Khan to take t...

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Answer to: How is a shehnai different from a pungi?

A shehnai is a pipe with a natural hollow that is longer and broader than a pungi. It has seven holes on the body of the pipe.

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Answer to: Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi because it had a shrill and unpleasant sound.

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Answer to: How does Evelyn hear music?

Evelyn became deaf by the time she was eleven. But she did not give up. She was determined to lead a normal life and pursue her interest in music. Ron...

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Answer to: Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.

Evelyn performed free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She made music her life and performed many regular concerts.

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Answer to: Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?

Ron Forbes helped her to continue with music. He spotted her potential and said, “Don’t listen through your ears, try to sense it some other way.” He ...

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Answer to: When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?

Her deafness was noticed when she was eight-year-old. It was confirmed by the time she was eleven.

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Answer to: How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?

Evelyn was not even seventeen when she went to the Royal Academy of Music.

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Answer to: What appeals to you in the poem?

The poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is extremely appealing as it, in simple words and style, presents the importance of making judicious de...

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Answer to: Discuss the anticipation or remorse in The Road Not Taken’.

There is a fair amount of irony to be found here in the poem but this is also a poem infused with the anticipation of remorse. Its title is not ‘The R...

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Answer to: What is the theme of the poem “The Road Not Taken"?

The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ offers a profound perception into the process of decision making. The traveller at the crossroads of the diverging roads...

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Answer to: What do the two roads symbolize in the passage? What is the significance of choosing a road?

The two roads that the poet-traveller faces in his walk or journey are symbolic of the choices that we have to encounter in our life. The journey or a...

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Answer to: Does the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’, symbolizes or reveals a meaning or aspect of freedom or responsibility?

The poem reveals the complex nature of a seemingly simple decision. The narrator is conflicted as he thinks about which road to take. Even after some ...

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Answer to: Was the poet doubtful or clear that he would return to take the other path which he could not do earlier?

Throughout the poem and the poet’s journey he faces an archetypal dilemma. He doubts if he would ever be able to come back to take that other road whi...

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Answer to: After reading the poem can you detail the tone entire poem.

The overall tone of the poem is one of regret. He believes that at some time far in the future, he will still be thinking of his two possible paths “w...

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Answer to: And that has made all the difference. What is your opinion of the difference was it for the better or the worse? Substantiate your answer.

The poem does not clearly state whether the choice made by the poet made him happy or sad. However, if examined the way of the world, we find that the...

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Answer to: Does the speaker feel that he has made the wrong choice in taking the road “less travelled by”? If not, why does he “sigh”? What does he regret?

No, the speaker does not feel that he has made a wrong decision by taking the road less travelled. The poet wanted to explore both the roads. He tells...

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Answer to: Why will the choice between two roads that seem very much alike make such a big difference many years later in the life of the poet?

A choice between two roads that seem very much alike will make such a big difference many years later in the poet’s life. since this particular decisi...

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