12-year-old Muslim girl masters the Gita
5 April 2015 5:22 AM IST
The Muslim girl has won the first position among over 4,500 participants at the ‘Gita Champions League’ contest, organized by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in January.
A student of Cosmopolitan High School, Mira Road, Maryam studied material that was provided by Iskcon for almost a month before giving the test in English. “I read through the material and tried to understand what the Gita tries to tell us. The more I read about different religions, the more I have realized that humanity is the most important religion that we must follow,” she said.
She received the first prize in an inter-school competition for explaining the teachings of the holy
book.
“We are delighted. She prepared a whole month for the contest,” her father Asif said.
The development comes as a whiff of fresh air at a time when politicians’ comments about Gita stirred controversy. Around 195 schools had participated in this competition. Of them 105 were private and 90 were municipal schools.
“It was very interesting to read Bhagwad Gita as I have got a lot of information about life from it. The holy book has taught me the golden rules of life. It says that though there are many religions but humanity is the biggest religion among all,” Mariyam said.
The English version of the holy book was given to students for a month for preparation purpose. A teacher was also appointed to help students understand the book in detail.
After a month, a written examination was held with 100 questions.
Asif said he is happy and a proud father as his daughter has shown a keen interest in reading a holy book of other religion.
“I have told children to respect every religion as they show us the right path,” he said.
A student of Cosmopolitan High School, Mira Road, Maryam studied material that was provided by Iskcon for almost a month before giving the test in English. “I read through the material and tried to understand what the Gita tries to tell us. The more I read about different religions, the more I have realized that humanity is the most important religion that we must follow,” she said.
She received the first prize in an inter-school competition for explaining the teachings of the holy
book.
“We are delighted. She prepared a whole month for the contest,” her father Asif said.
The development comes as a whiff of fresh air at a time when politicians’ comments about Gita stirred controversy. Around 195 schools had participated in this competition. Of them 105 were private and 90 were municipal schools.
“It was very interesting to read Bhagwad Gita as I have got a lot of information about life from it. The holy book has taught me the golden rules of life. It says that though there are many religions but humanity is the biggest religion among all,” Mariyam said.
The English version of the holy book was given to students for a month for preparation purpose. A teacher was also appointed to help students understand the book in detail.
After a month, a written examination was held with 100 questions.
Asif said he is happy and a proud father as his daughter has shown a keen interest in reading a holy book of other religion.
“I have told children to respect every religion as they show us the right path,” he said.
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