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Tansen told Akbar that he was nothing before his Guru. At this Akbar became anxious to hear his Guru, Hari Das. He and Tansen both went to the Ashrama of Hari Das.

Akbar was very fond of music. Tansen was a bard in his court. One day Akbar asked him the secret of his sweet music. At this Tansen told Akbar that his Guru Swami Hari Das was much superior to him. He was nothing before his Guru. Akbar wished to hear his Guru. But Tansen told him that his Guru would not come to the court. Akbar became ready to go to his ashrama. After waiting for a long time Akbar could hear Swamiji. Hearing the song of Swamiji, Akbar and Tansen forgot themselves in the melody of the song. Then Tansen said to Akbar, “There is only one difference. I sing on your bidding to please you but Swamiji sings when he is prompted from within”.

The great Emperor Akbar wished to hear Hari Das sing, but he could not hear him sing in his court. Instead of it, he himself went to his Ashrama with Tansen.

Swami Hari Das was the Guru of great musician Tansen. Tansen had highly praised Swami Hari Das before Akbar. So Akbar wanted to meet him and went to the Himalayas with Tansen.

Repetition. The word one’ is repeated in these two lines.

No, Swami Hari Das did not sing for Akbar. Tansen made him sing. When Tansen knowingly sang a song with false note, Swamiji got angry at him and then he sang it himself correctly.

Tansen described the music of his master as much superior. He sang for nobody. He sang only when the prompting came from his innermost self. Tansen felt himself pigmy before his master.

Tansen provoked Haridas to sing by singing a false note knowingly.

Akbar was very fond of music. Tansen was a bard in his court. One day Akbar asked him the secret of his sweet music. At this Tansen told Akbar that his Guru Swami Hari Das was much superior to him. He was nothing before his Guru. Akbar wished to hear his Guru. But Tansen told him that his Guru would not come to the court. Akbar became ready to go to his ashrama. After waiting for a long time Akbar could hear Swamiji. Hearing the song of Swamiji, Akbar and Tansen forgot themselves in the melody of the song. Then Tansen said to Akbar, “There is only one difference. I sing on your bidding to please you but Swamiji sings when he is prompted from within”.

We should learn the good from every soul.

Heritage means ‘inheritance’. The property inherited from our ancestors.

Alliteration is used here. The words get – good are alliterated.

Every soul touches our heart

We look at one glimpse at the brighter skies.

Tansen provoked Haridas to sing by singing a false note knowingly.

a. Some Grace, a kind thought, hope and courage.

b. ‘Grace’ means elegance or charm.

Swami Hari Das was the Guru of great musician Tansen. Tansen had highly praised Swami Hari Das before Akbar. So Akbar wanted to meet him and went to the Himalayas with Tansen.

Tansen was a wonderful musician in the eyes of Akbar. Tansen told Akbar that he had not mastered even a fraction of his master, Swami Hari Das technique. At this Akbar became curious to hear Hari Das. But Hari Das could not come to his court. So he and Tansen went to the Himalayas where Swami Hari Das lived in an ashrama. Tansen had warned Akbar that Swamiji would sing only if he wanted to. Akbar stayed at the ashrama for several days but Swami Hari Das did not sing. In the end, Tansen had to play a trick to make Hari Das sing. Thus Akbar’s wish was fulfilled.

Akbar and Tansen went to Hari Das’ ashrama and stayed there for several days but Hari Das did not sing. Tansen himself started singing a song taught to him by Guru and knowingly introduced a false note in between. This jolted the Guru. He rebuked Tansen for it and started singing the song himself correctly. The mood came upon him and he forgot himself. The ruse was successful because Tansen knew very well that the Guru would sing only if his emotions were stirred and a spontaneous urge was created in his heart.

‘One’ is repeated in the poem like in the lines “one aspiration yet unfelt”; “one bit of courage”.

a. We can brave them by a gleam of faith.

b. The evils and obstacles in life are increasing.

A little grace, a kind thought, an unfelt aspiration, a bit of courage and a gleam of faith are the qualities that help us to brave the thickening ills of life.

1. aspiration 

2. bit of courage 

3. glimpse

Tansen was a wonderful musician in the eyes of Akbar. Tansen told Akbar that he had not mastered even a fraction of his master, Swami Hari Das technique. At this Akbar became curious to hear Hari Das. But Hari Das could not come to his court. So he and Tansen went to the Himalayas where Swami Hari Das lived in an ashrama. Tansen had warned Akbar that Swamiji would sing only if he wanted to. Akbar stayed at the ashrama for several days but Swami Hari Das did not sing. In the end, Tansen had to play a trick to make Hari Das sing. Thus Akbar’s wish was fulfilled.

Calorimetry is an experimental technique for quantitative measurement of heat exchange.

We should make this life worthwhile to have a glimpse of the brighter skies

Heaven is sure to be our property that may be inherited by us, if we make our life worthwhile.

1. Swami Hari Das was Tansen’s master. Tansen told the emperor that he had not mastered even a fraction of the master’s technique.

2. Tansen knowingly introduced a false note to one of the songs taught by Swamiji to make him sing. Swamiji at once rebuked Tansen and began to sing himself to tell Tansen how to sing.

3. No, I think Tansen was not a conceited man. He himself said that he had not mastered even the fraction of his master’s technique.

4. Akbar wished to hear Hari Das sing. He fulfilled his wish by going to the ashrama of Swamiji himself with Tansen.

5. Tansen warned Akbar that the Swamiji would sing only if he wanted to.

6. Tansen deliberately introduced a false note while singing a song taught to him by Swamiji and this made his Guru sing. I think this ruse was successful because Swamiji began to sing.

7. Swamiji became angry and said to Tansen that he was his pupil and how he could commit such a blunder.

8. Swamiji became angry when Tansen introduced a false note.

9. After waiting several days, Tansen sang a song taught by Swamiji and deliberately introduced a false note.

10. Hari Das rebuked Tansen, saying, “what has happened to you Tansen, that you, a pupil of mine, should commit such a gross blunder?”

11. When Tansen knowingly sang a song with false note, Swamiji received a shock. He had taught Tansen the correct tone. For this he rebuked Tansen and then sang the song himself.

12. Akbar was greatly intrigued because Tansen had praised Swami Hari Das highly.

13. Akbar wished to hear Hari Das sing but he could not fulfil it because Swamiji would not come to his court.

14. The effect of music was that Akbar and Tansen forgot themselves in the sheer melody and charm of the music.

No, Swami Hari Das did not sing for Akbar. Tansen made him sing. When Tansen knowingly sang a song with false note, Swamiji got angry at him and then he sang it himself correctly.

On hearing Swami Hari Das sing, Akbar forgot himself. He said to Tansen, “Your music is lifeless as compared to that of Swamiji.”

No, Swami Hari Das did not sing for Akbar. He never sang for anybody. Akbar wished to hear Hari Das sing. So he himself went to the ashrama of Swamiji with Tansen. Tansen sang a false note knowingly. Swami Hari Das could not bear it. He rebuked Tansen and sang that song himself correctly. Thus Akbar’s wish was fulfilled. It shows that a truly great musician sings only when he is urged by his inner soul to pour out his music.

Spiritual urge behind a work of art makes the difference. Tansen used to sing to please Akbar on his order. But Swami Hari Das sang due to his inner urge not by an outward order.

1. Akbar has the unique experience of listening to the charming singing (music) presented by Guru Hari Das.

2. Akbar’s opinion about Tansen’s music was that it was like chaff (useless) beside the charming music of his master.

3. Tansen told Akbar that the difference between the music of his great teacher and his own, was due to the fact that he (Tansen) sang to the emperor’s bidding but his master sang when prompting came from his inner most.

4. Akbar and Tansen forgot themselves in the melody and charm of music.

5. The music of Hari Das appealed to Akbar more.

6. Hari Das’ music was soul-stirring because the prompting came from his innermost self when he sang.

7. Swami Hari Das sang when the prompting came from his innermost self.

8. Tansen’s music was not divine because he sang to the emperor’s bidding, not to prompting of his inner most self.”

Swami Hari Das was the Guru (teacher) of great musician, Tansen. Tansen was one of the nine jewels of the court of Akbar. Once Tansen said that he was a pigmy by the side of his teacher Swami Hari Das. This made Akbar anxious to see Swamiji and hear his song. Akbar could not call Swami Hari Das because he lived in the Himalayas and would not sing at the bidding. So Akbar with Tansen went to Swamiji. One day Tansen himself sang a song taught by his teacher with a wrong note. This provoked Swamiji and he began to sing himself.

Lord Brahma created this universe. He filled it with numerous things of beauty, charm and splendour. But the man ignored them. So He was sad. Saraswati understood His feelings. She conceived an idea to remove His sadness. She created music and fine arts. She created the.power to respond to this beauty through music. She filled man with this power. Thus the human beings began to take interest in the creation of Brahma. Then Brahma became happy.

Lord Brahma created this universe. He filled it with numerous things of beauty, charm and splendour. But the man ignored them. So He was sad. Saraswati understood His feelings. She conceived an idea to remove His sadness. She created music and fine arts. She created the.power to respond to this beauty through music. She filled man with this power. Thus the human beings began to take interest in the creation of Brahma. Then Brahma became happy.

Brahma is the Creator of this universe. He created the mountains, waterfalls, trees and animals like deer, peacocks and flowers. He was sad because human souls did not seem to be sensitive to the beauty of the creation.

Brahma is the creator of this universe. Saraswati is the creator of music and fine arts. She created among men the power to appreciate beauty. They are husband and wife.

1. Şaraswati understood the feelings of Brahma. She helped Him by giving the human music and other fine arts to respond to the beauty of universe.

2. The function of the music and other fine arts is to enable the man to understand something of the Divine in his manifestation.

3. All Indian art is developed on one of the basic truths that it is never made to order but it comes as a result of an irresistible inner urge.

4. Saraswati offered to give music to the children to remove the sadness of Brahma.

5. The great Muse gave us music so that we may respond to the beauty of the universe.

6. Saraswati offered to create in the children the power to respond to the beauty, to appreciate and be uplifted by the music and fine arts.

1. oxygen 

2. stomata 

3. Enamel

The Central and State governments have taken the following five important steps for the progress of agriculture in India:

1. Consolidation. The government under the five year plans have consolidated the small holdings into big blocks in order to mechanize the agriculture.
2. Supply of quality seeds. The government has undertaken to supply seeds of good quality to the farmer so that agricultural output is increased.
3. Supply of fertilizers. The government, therefore, has started supplying chemical fertilizers to the farmers. Many factories have been set up to meet the demand of chemical fertilizers.
4. Modern means of agriculture. In order to increase the agricultural output new machines are being used for agriculture.
5. Means of irrigation. Many multipurpose projects have been completed. Dams have been built across the rivers and the water thus stored is used for irrigation. Bhakra-Nangal project and Damodar Valley Corporation are examples of this type of projects.

Agriculture includes livestock farming, fisheries, forestry, sericulture, bee hiving, poultry farming etc.

Pulses were sown in 9.3 lakh hectare land in Punjab before green revolution. After green revolution this area has reduced and left 95 thousand hectares.

Dairy cattle and draught cattle Cows and buffaloes are dairy cattle. These provide milk to us. Bullocks and oxen are draught cattle. These help in ploughing, sowing, harvesting and transportation of agricultural products.

Green revolution encourages mechanised agriculture and it increases the total production. Ploughing, planting the seeds and harvesting is done by machines. Fertilizers and better seeds are used.

The cattle which provide milk are called Milk cattle. Cows and buffaloes are milk cattle.

Fertilizers and Manures. Fertilizers are chemically prepared but manures include gobar and green plants.

Meghalaya is Jhumming practised.

Wheat, barley, grams, mustard and rapeseed etc, are grown in Rabi season.

Latex liquid is rubber produced