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प्रश्न
Answer these question in 30–40 words.
Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
उत्तर
The shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad
Bismillah khan, an undisputed monarch of shehnai brought this instrument onto the
classical stage.
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