In a bid to educate kids on Hindu tradition in terms of both literature and philosophy, a bill to provide compulsory teaching of Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, has been placed in Lok Sabha. The bill was introduced as a private member bill by BJP member Ramesh Bidhuri.

Gita recitation is gain popularity even among non- Hindu communities. Six-year-old Firdaus, a Class 1 student, says she believes in the maxim ‘live and let live’, and that human beings are members of an extended family. This six-year-old from the Muslim community of Kendrapara district in Odisha has taken everyone by surprise by topping a Bhagvad Gita recitation contest in March.BLD