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Answer these questions in 30-40 words. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
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He refused to start a shehnai school in the USA because he never wanted
to leave India. He loved India so much and he did not want to settle
anywhere except India. That is why whenever he was in a foreign country,
he kept yearning to see Hindustan.
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