kidhar hai KUTTA MODI ??????? Zordaar tamacha MODI k munh pe...tum hamaray Millat k masoom bachoun ka SCHOLASHIP rokray thay.. ye dekho....! Muslim students at Gujarat University fetch highest number of gold medals so far ... By TNN | Mar 7, 2013, 04.55 AM IST AHMEDABAD: Minority march in higher education is getting stronger in the state. The 61st convocation of the Gujarat University in fact saw maximum number so far of Muslim students excelling in their streams and winning gold medals. This year 211 medals were given to 118 students for excelling in different areas. Out of the 118 students, 8 Muslims students were rewarded with 15 gold medals for scaling the summit in their respective streams. There is a substantial increase in the number as last year only 3 medals were given to Muslim students. This news springs new hope among the minorities in the state as these students, who have come from humble backgrounds, have fought battles to step into the enlightened world of education. Two of such students have got medals in Sanskrit. They all believe that education is the only means by which they can excel in their personal life and can make difference. TOI profiles some of the students: Sheikh Tayab Khan, 23-year-old, who completed BA, has won two gold medals and 5 scholarships in Sanskrit. Sheikh hails from a small village near Devgadh Baria. He says he was attracted towards the language since his school days. At present, Khan is pursuing BEd from Godhra and lives in a small house at Savllivad. His father is a businessman and brother is a principal at primary school. He says that he is not averse to the language as it is a beautiful and wants to become teacher in the subject. He also practices yoga and is particularly fond of Dhanurasana, Hasta Padasana and others. Yasmin Banu, 24-year-old girl, who completed BA in Sanskrit has got a gold medal. She studied at Adivasi Arts & Commerce College, located at Santrampur. She teaches at a primary school in the area and says that she wants to become a teacher and preach the language. She also wants to do MA in Sanskrit. She hails from a humble background and her father is a fruit seller. She says education only can free an individual from bondage and make life easy. Time is changing now and women form her community are coming forward. Shagufta Khan, 21-year-old who did her BA in economics from St Xaviers College, Ahmedabad, has fetched four gold medals. She says that the only way to move ahead in life is through education. The discrimination against girls should stop. As girls have equal right to get educated. Her father is a retiered IAS officer. Khan says that the greatest gift girls can give to oneself is to become independent. Education is the only way to it, once you liberate yourself financially you can pursue life for your betterment. Shireen Qureshi, 23-year-old, who got three medals Sofi
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