Solution-Class 10-History-Chapter-6-Entertainment and History-Maharashtra Board

Saint Namdev are supposed to be the first keertankar in Maharashtra

Baburao painter made the movie, Sairandhri

Wrong pair : Ekach Pyala – Annasaheb Kirloskar

• Entertainment of excellent quality is essential for healthy growth of one’s personality as it is an integral part of one's lite.
• To break the boredom of routine life and keep the mind lively and fresh we need some entertainment.
• It makes us feel more energetic and our efficiency at work improves. Hobbies and games are pursued for entertainment which eventually develops personality.

• Theatre is a place devoted to performances either solo or collective, of performing arts. The 19th century saw a great development of the Marathi Theatre. Vishnudas
• Bhave was known as the father of the Marathi Theatre.
• In the initial years historical, mythological plays were performed along with light farcical plays. The plays had no written script.
• The tradition of having a complete written script began with the play 'Thorale Madhavrao Peshwe' in 1861. At the end of 19th century, the tradition of musical plays started. Historical themes and social problems were presented through these plays.
• The popular plays by Acharya Atre like Udyacha Sansar, Gharabaher helped the Marathi theatre to sustain through a temporary decline.
• Vasant Kanetkar, Vishram Bedekar, Acharya Atre, enriched the Marathi theatre.

• There are many professions associated with theatre and cinema.
• Professional hairstylists, costume designers, make-up artists, art directors who put up stage backdrops are required in theatre.
• Directors, technicians, actors, lightmen, costume and jewellery designers and assistants are required too. Experts in music and script writers, singers are required.
• Cinema requires all of them along with dance directors, singers, cameramen, dialogue writers and story writers. Scholars of history can work in this field as art directors.

It is essential to have knowledge of history while making films on historical events or a person.

• If the movie has a historical theme then art directors are required to create backdrop designs showcasing the atmosphere of that period. To write movie dialogues, the knowledge of the culture and language as spoken in that period is necessary.
• It is important to have knowledge of appropriate hairstyles, costumes, jewellery make-up of that era.
• Scholars of history are required who can work as art directors or as consultants to the art director.
• Experts in field of history can find many professional opportunities.

• Saint Eknath composed Bharuds with the purpose of educating people on various aspects of life.
• Bharuds composed by Saint Eknath had a wide range of subjects, dramatic quality, easy rhythm and humour.
• People liked the way it was performed.
• A message was given in a humorous way.

• The contribution of Madanrao Madhavrao Pitale, the Patwardhan family of Kalyan and Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatvadekar is very important in the development of Indian movies.
• Dadasaheb Torane, A. P Karandikar, S. N. Patankar, V. P Divekar sought help from foreign technicians and made a movie entitled Pundalik. It was released in Mumbai in 1912.
• 'Raja Harischandra' was the first movie to be processed completely in India. It was released in Mumbai in l913.
• The credit of making a full-length movie goes to Maharashtra.

Therefore Maharashtra is known as the land that nurtured the Indian film industry.

• Powada is a dramatic narration by alternatingly reciting poetry and prosaic extracts. Powada narrates great deeds of heroic men and women in a very forceful and inspiring style.
• The Powada composed by Adnyandas, a contemporary poet of Chhatrapati Shivaji
• Maharaj which narrated the incident of Afzal Khan's death and battle of Simhgarh composed by Tulsidas are very famous.
• In the British period, Powadas narrating the stories of Umaji Naik, Chaphekar brothers and Mahatma Gandhi were composed.
• During the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement the Powadas were used as medium of creating public awareness.