Feb 12 2016 : The Times of India (Chennai)
Karnataka Muslim girl tops Ramayana exam with 93%
Kevin Mendonsa
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Mangaluru:
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Here's a good example of religious tolerance in a district often troubled by the lack of it Fathimath Rahila of Puttur secured the first place in the Ramayana exam.The class 9 student from a Muslim family got 93% to be the Puttur taluk topper in the examination conducted by the Bharatha Sanskriti Prathisthan in November 2015.
A student of Sarvodaya High School, Sulliapadavu located on the Karnataka Kerala border, she was keen on pursuing a course in the Ramayana and the Ma habharata. “Her uncle sup ported her in this,“ said her father Ibrahim M who works in a factory. Her mother is a homemaker and the couple wanted their daughter to top the state exam. “She put in a lo of effort every day to top the state but could not achieve it,“ added Ibrahim.
Fathimath developed an interest in epic Hindu literature in class 9. “I prepared from the beginning of the academic year with my un cle's help,“ she said, adding, “I want to appear for the Ma habharata exam too.“
Shivarama HD, princi pal of her school, and P Sa tyashankar Bhat, coordi nator of the exam, said stu dents appear for exams af ter self-study and none of them are forced to appear for it. “The exam is more about literature and contains no religious content,“ said Satyashankar.
Around 39 students wrote the exam this year from Sarvodaya High School. Shivarama said only students from class 8 and class 9 are allowed to write these exams while SSLC students are discouraged as they have to appear for the board exams.
“However, Fathimath, who will take up the SSLC exam next year, wants to study for the Mahabharata exam during the summer vacation,“ Shivarama added.
A student of Sarvodaya High School, Sulliapadavu located on the Karnataka Kerala border, she was keen on pursuing a course in the Ramayana and the Ma habharata. “Her uncle sup ported her in this,“ said her father Ibrahim M who works in a factory. Her mother is a homemaker and the couple wanted their daughter to top the state exam. “She put in a lo of effort every day to top the state but could not achieve it,“ added Ibrahim.
Fathimath developed an interest in epic Hindu literature in class 9. “I prepared from the beginning of the academic year with my un cle's help,“ she said, adding, “I want to appear for the Ma habharata exam too.“
Shivarama HD, princi pal of her school, and P Sa tyashankar Bhat, coordi nator of the exam, said stu dents appear for exams af ter self-study and none of them are forced to appear for it. “The exam is more about literature and contains no religious content,“ said Satyashankar.
Around 39 students wrote the exam this year from Sarvodaya High School. Shivarama said only students from class 8 and class 9 are allowed to write these exams while SSLC students are discouraged as they have to appear for the board exams.
“However, Fathimath, who will take up the SSLC exam next year, wants to study for the Mahabharata exam during the summer vacation,“ Shivarama added.
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