Which of the following pairs of Kashmiri music and its description is correctly matched?

Correct — C. Sufiana Kalam is the classical music of Kashmir, sung in its own maqams to the santoor, rubab, Kashmiri saz, wasool and dokra.

The dance performed to that music is Hafiz Nagma. A dance based on Sufiana music is exactly what the pair says → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Chakri – Classical form using Santoor and Hafiz Nagma — Chakri is a song form of folk and religious settings, not classical. It is played on the harmonium, rubab and sarangi, and Hafiz Nagma is a dance, not an instrument.
• (b)
  Sufiana Music – Folk style sung with Garaha and Rabab — Sufiana Kalam is Kashmir's classical music, not a folk style. It is accompanied by the rubab, Kashmiri saz, santoor, wasool and dokra.
• (d)
  Rouf – Instrumental duet performed with Santoor and Sitar — Rouf is a dance, usually performed by women at weddings and other functions, not an instrumental duet. The santoor belongs with Sufiana Kalam.

The four names in this question are one classical music, one song form and two dances.

Sufiana Kalam is the classical music of Kashmir, and Hafiz Nagma is the dance based on it. Chakri is a responsorial song form with instrumental parts, heard in folk and religious settings.

Rouf is a dance usually performed by women on occasions such as marriages.

Key facts

• Sufiana Kalam is the classical music of Kashmir and uses its own maqams.
• Hafiz Nagma is the dance based on Sufiana Kalam.
• Chakri is a responsorial song form played on the harmonium, rubab and sarangi.
• Rouf is a dance usually performed by women on occasions such as weddings.

Common traps

• Seeing the santoor in a description and matching it to any Kashmiri form. The santoor belongs to Sufiana Kalam.
• Taking Hafiz Nagma for a song because of the word nagma. In Kashmir it names a dance set to Sufiana music.

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