Lucknow: Breaking religious barriers, a Muslim girl from Lucknow has emerged victorious in a Gita recitation competition organized by Education Board of the city.
Afreen Rauf, the Muslim girl who started reciting the Gita in Lucknow’s Municipal Girls Inter College and said that she got the inspiration to learn the holy book from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
“I heard Prime Minister Modi and Yogiji recite shlokas, it inspired me to learn and recite them. I hope the state chief minister acknowledges my efforts,” she said.
It is not just Afreen who is spreading the message of harmony with this act, but even her family supports her in this.
Afreen’s mother said she is very happy with her achievement and said that she never stopped her from following her dreams.
“We are very happy and the entire school, teachers are happy with her accomplishment. She always wanted to learn this and we never stopped her. There is no difference between Hindus and Muslims, all are one”, Afreen’s mother said.
Afreen participated in the recitation program organized to honor Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the state capital, where around 25 students took part.
The finale will be held on December 29 on Bal Gangadhar Tilak Jayanti and Afreen wishes to receive the award from the state Chief Minister who will also be present there.
India Tribune, as an English weekly newspaper, was launched in 1977 in Chicago by its publisher Prashant Shah with a lofty ideal to serve the Asian Indian community in the USA. Over the years, it has grown with all vigor, and now it is being published in three editions – Chicago, New York and Atlanta. India Tribune, a journal of its kind for the family in the USA, has been a household name for many Indians for over three decades with each issue commanding a readership of over 125,000.
