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A Girl And Her ! Tasmina the girl! The title of this story seemed to be wrong. The girl had no of her own when she came into the lime light. But she used to race horses whenever opportunity would present itself. Tasmina , known as the girl in her neighborhood, is 11 years old and comes from a remote village of Northern Bangladesh. This is a place where more than half of the parents would prefer to see their daughters get married before their 15th birthday. Tasmina seems to be different! She likes to ride horses in a country where racing was simply unthinkable for a girl even a few years back! Tasmina aspires to ride horses and join races arranged in different Northern districts of Bangladesh during winter season as an outdoor contesting event, at least for next five years! We came to know about this extraordinary village girl after Tasmina’s story was first published on June 17, this year in a local Bengali Newspaper, titled “The sad story of a racer”. The story was apparently titled sad because Tasmina had no of her own. Yet, the 5th grader Tasmina, managed to take part in the races for last three years in a row by racing horses owned by other people and won the races always! However, the prizes she won did not go to her house, rather the prizes went to the owners of the horses! This is why the paper probably considered Tasmina’s story as a sad one! Perhaps, her days of racing other people’s horses have fortunately ended by this time, as the newspaper owners had decided to provide her with a white . Recently they have shown a documentary on Tasmina Aktar in a program arranged by the newspaper where Tasmina and her father were also present! (Photo # 5) The documentary made on her by Tanha Zafreen, showed eleven year old Tasmina “riding a speeding , flying hair, and passing fields… The documentary has also showed her ran past all the male contenders, and moves forward.” Tasmina intends to continue her studies and desires to be a police officer. It may also be mentioned here that another documentary made on her by Faridur Rahman titled “Tasmina the girl” was being shown at Olympic Film Festival which ended yesterday. Thank you all who have since read this story. By the by, this blog happens to be the 200th of mine posted on my blog page of this site! Thanks again for bearing with me so long! Seasons’ Greetings and Merry Christmas. Source; Prothom Alo           |
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All are on the move towards better future!
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Yes, Maggie, she is really an awesome young girl expected to inspire other girls of the entire northern part of our country! Things are changing very rapidly here in my country. There are many girls like Tasmina now here in this country! Thanks for stopping by and for your wonderful response! Stay well always.
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One should follow his/her dream, even when others do not understand. I wish this young girl well. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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What a good story about this young woman! I sure hope that she reaches her goal of becoming a police officer!!
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One should follow his/her dream, even when others do not understand. I wish this young girl well.
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What a good story about this young woman! I sure hope that she reaches her goal of becoming a police officer!! Thank you so much for your comments left here on my blog page appreciating the story of this village girl who comes from a conservative area of this country! I also believe that one day she will eventually join our police force where many women are serving in different capacities nowadays! Thanks again for your response. Take care of yourself always!
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Deborahsu, hello. I am glad to read that you intend to learn more about this girl. I believe that you could listen her speak in the video and learn her aim of life. This video will also show you her typical home, the village where she lives and what she does daily besides riding horse. I would like you to watch the documentary on her made by the newspaper, Prothom Alo, also. Just Google "Ghorsowar Tasminar Golpo | A Girl and A Horse | Bangladesh | Prothom Alo " and watch the documentary! Meantime, thanks for showing interest on the Tasmina story and for stopping by the blog. Have a nice week.
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Thank you for another interesting blog LookLook. Tasmina is a good inspiration to the other girls of her generation. I hope she is able to achieve her goals in life. BTW, pictures number 1 and 8 are duplicates. She looks extremely large for the horse she is riding. Fossil It makes me happy to read such comments left by you on my blog. The other day, I had the opportunity to read your blog on the bald eagle which eventually inspired me to post another blog on the activities of Weaver Birds I watched during my childhood simply spell bounded. This girl, who comes from a poor family, will surely inspire the girls of her generation as hoped by you! Yes, She looks extremely large for the horse she is riding. It is expected that the new horse provided to her is much bigger than this one! You can Google 'Tasmina, the horse girl' and see the YT documentary on her if you like! Thanks again for your response. By the by, I have removed the duplicate photo as pointed by you. Have pleasant times always.
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