Mumbai schoolgirl Maryam Siddiqui wins ISKCON Bhagavad Gita contest
The 12-year-old from Mira Road topped an inter-school Gita test, saying humanity is the ultimate religion.
Maryam Asif Siddiqui, a 12-year-old Class VI student of Cosmopolitan High School in Mira Road, Mumbai, won first prize in ISKCON’s Gita Champions League in 2015. She scored full marks in the 100-mark test held in January, competing with over 4,500 students from 195 schools. She prepared for about a month with ISKCON material and help from teacher Sapna Brahmandkar. Her father Asif said the family respects all religions.
- Where
- Mira Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- When
- 2015 (test in January, prize on 15 March)
- Who
- Maryam Asif Siddiqui; ISKCON; father Asif Siddiqui; teacher Sapna Brahmandkar
- Source
- Gulf News
