With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct? (2019)
✓ Correct answer: a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
ExplanationRaja Ram Chandra of Bandavagarh employed Tansen as a court musician at his darbar (Rewa).After learning of Tansen’s extraordinary talent, Akbar wrote the king of Rewa a "Farman" requesting Tansen and appointed him as one of the Navaratnas in his court.He bestowed upon him the name “Mian.” Option (a) is correct: Tansen was the title given to him by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior.Tansen composed various dhrupads on Rama, Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha.A compilation of 300 of his dhrupad that were in Gauhar Bani is called Kalpadruma.Tansen composed his favorite ragas- Multani, Bhairavi and Todi.He created the ragas Darbari Kanhra for the night, Mian Ki Todi for the morning, Mian ki Sarang for the midday, and Mian ki Malhar for the season.He composed numerous songs for his patrons.
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