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The Concert

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English

Quick revision notes for The Concert — Maharashtra Board Class 10 English. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Story Background and Setting

  • Story is set in a small apartment in Bombay (now Mumbai)
  • Based on a true story with changed names except Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha
  • Time period: When Bombay was the official name (before 1995)
2

Character Analysis

  • Anant: 15-year-old boy, best table-tennis player, fastest runner, talented sitar student, dying of cancer
  • Smita: 16-year-old sister, also learning sitar but not as talented as Anant, brave and determined
  • Mother: Caring, protective, constantly praying, trying to keep hope alive
3

Major Themes

  • Family love and sacrifice: Family's dedication to Anant's happiness
  • Power of music: Music as a source of comfort and transcendence
  • Compassion and humanity: The musicians' willingness to help a dying boy
4

Plot Analysis and Key Events

  • Exposition: Smita reads about Pandit Ravi Shankar's concert
  • Rising Action: Anant's desperate wish to attend, family's dilemma
  • Climax: Smita's bold plan to approach the musicians after the concert

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Key Concepts

Smita's willingness to approach the famousMusic is portrayed as a healingThe willingness of renowned artists PanditThe story deals with cancerSmita's bold decision to approach

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