Muslim girl translates Hindu religious texts

Muslim girl translates Hindu religious texts

By Girish Kumar Dubey

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 | MP
Varanasi, Oct 2 (ANI): A Muslim girl in Varanasi has set-out on an endeavour to translate Hindu religious texts, including 'Hanuman Chalisa' and 'Ramcharitmanas' into Urdu.Nazneen Ansari hopes her work will help people of both faiths to understand each other better.She has already translated Hanuman Chalisa, a Hindi poem praising Lord Hanuman, into Urdu and is working on Ramcharitmanas, a Hindu epic."I have done this to bring people closer to each other.

 

There are many people who cannot read Hindi. Now, they can read Hanuman Chalisa in Urdu and can understand the moral of the story. It is my humble endeavour to help people in understanding each other's religion and culture," Nazneen said. Rajiv Dwivedi, a professor of History in Mahatma Gandhi Kashi VidyapithUniversity said that Nazneen's effort desired to be known widely. "

 

There is a large segment of the society that needs peace. Neither the media highlights nor politicians push them. Nazneen's work will boost the spirit of peace loving segment of our society," Dwivedi said.Great India Institute, an NGO, plans to get her work published so that her work reaches the laymen."Presently, Nazneen is busy in translating Ramcharitmanas.

 

Once it is complete, we will get both Urdu Hanuman Chalisa and Ramcharitmanas published," said Puja, chief executive officer of Great India Institute.Mahabharata, another Hindu epic was translated into Persian during Akbar's reign under the title of Razamnama. (ANI)