NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English - Chapter 5 - Tansen

Q1. Why did Swami Haridas say Tansen was ‘talented’?
Answer
Swami Haridas said Tansen was ‘talented’ because he frightened the little group by roaring exactly like a tiger, and even Swami Haridas was not able to differentiate between the sounds.

Q2. Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?
Answer
Akbar asked Tansen to join his court because he was very famous, and Akbar was very impressed by his music.

Q3. How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons.
Answer
Akbar was fond of Tansen because:
(i) Akbar would call upon Tansen to sing at any time during the day or night.
(ii) He would just walk into Tansen’s house to hear him practice.

Q4. What did the other courtiers feel about Tansen?
Answer
The other courtiers became jealous of Tansen and wanted to ruin him. They also confessed to Akbar that is not a great singer and made him sing Raga Deepak which

Q5. (i) What happens if Raga Deepak is sung properly?
 (ii) Why did Tansen’s enemies want him to sing the Raga? 
 Answer
(i) If Raga Deepak is sung properly it makes the air so hot that the singer is burnt to ashes and dies eventually.
(ii) Tansen’s enemies want him to sing the Raga because he is a good singer, and if he sings Raga Deepak, then he will die, and they will get rid of him.

Q6. Why did Tansen agree to sing Raga Deepak?
Answer
Tansen agreed to sing Raga Deepak because he could not disobey Emperor Akbar.

Q7. (i) What steps did he take to save himself?
 (ii) Did his plan work? How?
Answer
(i) He took two steps to save himself. Firstly, he asked for some time to prepare himself for the Emperor, and secondly, he taught his daughter, Saraswati, and her friend, Rupvati, to sing Raga Megh.

(ii) Yes, his planned work. When he started singing Raga Deepak, the air became hot, flames shot up, and water in the rivers began to boil just then, Saraswati and Rupvati began to sing Raga Megh. It makes the weather cloudy and rained and saves Tansen.