:: OP-ED

I pray for humanity

K. Masha Nazeem

Oct 20 : My mother taught me the importance of God and prayers when I was five. Since then, I have been praying to God for at least 10 minutes everyday. I started doing the regular thozhugai (Tamil for namaz) last year. Now I also read five pages of the Quran everyday.

Whenever I think of a new innovation, I pray to God that it proves to be useful to humanity. Whenever I have some difficulty in my research, I turn to God. It is patience and remembrance of God that delivers me during my moments of crisis.

Prayer is a constant activity and I am always pray. If it is the beginning of a project, I pray to Him that it should be successful. The moments of recognition like the ones when former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam felicitated me and Tamil Nadu governor Surjit Singh Barnala felicitated me, also lead to prayers.

I pray to God that talented students who are suppressed should also get recognised for their talent like me.

I pray that India stands tall in the world arena. I pray for happiness, peace and well-being of one and all in the world. I never lose heart and keep praying when things don’t work out. My prayer to God is that I should be able to make the country proud in the world of science through my inventions.

(As told to Peer Mohamed)

— K. Masha Nazeem has seven inventions to her credit, including a high-tech train toilet, and many awards, including a recent one from the National Innovation Foundation.