Hindu and Muslims study Bhagvad Gita together

Updated on: Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Gita Vidyalaya in the Babuganj area in Lucknow has become an example to follow for the communal minds of the country. The school curriculum has persisted with the Bhagavad Gita as a compulsory moral science subject in a textbook for the last 75 years. Hindu and Muslim students both have to study it.

U P Mishra, the school principal says, “Holy scriptures like the Gita guide human beings, their behaviour towards individuals, family and society. So by teaching lessons from the Gita we, in a way, are teaching students about the importance of their life and making them realise their responsibilities. We take pride in keeping the unique tradition alive at the school that was started around 1935 by a group of three friends who were deeply religious."

The 30-odd Muslims among the school's 200 students also study the Hindu text as part of their curriculum. Some prominent admirers of the school who have visited the school during its early years include patriot Sarojini Naidu and former union minister Govind Ballabh Pant.

Hindu and Muslims study Bhagvad Gita together

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