Afghan Girl Begins New Chapter At Govt School In Kerala's Kottayam

The arrival of the young newcomer was nothing short of a celebration for the school.

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00:00A charming six-year-old girl, Behza Karimi, originally from Afghanistan, began her first

00:08grade journey at the government LP school in Kerala's Kotayam. After completing LKG and UKG

00:16in a private school, her parents, Muhammad Fahim Karimi and Elahi Zahir, chose to enroll

00:22her in the nearly century-old government institution. An enthusiastic learner, Behza

00:31confidently recited numbers from 1 to 10 in Malayalam and proudly shared that she has

00:36begun learning local alphabets.

00:52Her father, who moved from Kabul to Kerala in 2021 to pursue higher education, expressed

01:14his joy and pride in his daughter's new academic journey.

01:21I came here in the year 2021 for a master's degree. I finished my master's degree and now

01:28I am doing a PhD in Management Studies in Mahatma Gandhi University, Kotayam. Also, I am very

01:36happy from the welcoming attitude of Kerala people. I really appreciate it. Because she

01:46is a child, she can learn very fast. Also, that UKG, she got a grade. I think she is very intelligent

01:55and also, she impacted other friends also, other classmates also. Because they learned more

02:04English with my daughter.

02:08Behza was seen happily interacting with her new classmates, a heartwarming sight that delighted

02:16the school's headmistress, who praised the parents for choosing a government school for their daughter.

02:20to discuss in the second day.

02:25I was doing a 1970 school for a special day in Afghanistan.

02:29The first school was doing a hard work in my school.

02:32In this school, the first day, the third school was one of his favorite things, who had

02:34a teacher in the middle of Afghanistan.

02:36The first day, the first day, the first day the school was here.

02:40The end of this school was the first day, the first day, and the second day, there was

02:45such an affinity to this school.

02:46The first day, the first day, came to my first day, we had to study a school.

02:49The arrival of the young newcomer was nothing short of a celebration for the school.

03:00Her family shared their joy in enrolling her in a Malayalam medium school, saying they love Kerala and its people.