'Helps Me in...': Manu Bhaker Unveils How Bhagavad Gita Propelled Her Success at Paris Olympics 2024

Manu Bhaker has emerged as India's Olympic hero, having made the country very proud by winning two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics. Manu Bhaker earned bronze medals in the Women's singles 10m air pistol and Mixed Team events in the same shooting series, partnering Sarabjot Singh. Thus, Manu Bhaker became the first athlete from Independent India to win two Olympic medals in a single Games. She was aiming for even more fame, becoming the first Indian to win three individual Olympic golds. However, her dream was cut short as she placed fourth in the Women's 25m pistol, missing out on a record third medal by one shot. She created history with her impeccable performance in the Paris Olympics 2024 and made India proud; many more heroics are anticipated from Bhaker in future years. Also Read: 'I don’t see...': Double Olympic Medalist Manu Bhaker Reflects on Being Called a Legend at Age 22Manu Bhaker reveals how Bhagavad Gita helped her performance at the Paris Olympics 2024Manu Bhaker revealed in a exclusive interview with Republic Media Network how her remarkable achievement at the Paris Olympics 2024 was much influenced by the lessons of the Hindu holy book the Bhagavad Gita. Her shooting improved greatly as the ancient scriptures gave her mental power, concentration, and peace under the great strain of competitiveness. Manu Bhaker revealed: “So my mother is a Sanskrit and Hindi lecturer, and, since childhood, she's the one who actually kept me very disciplined and really, you know, what I have to do one priority, for example, if I have to do my homework or my portfolio, my routine and everything, she's she's the kind of person who would be like, you have to do it.So initially she only told me about the Bhagavad Gita. So she's a person was like you you she doesn't me about history. She tells me about Indian mythology and I place scheme in history. So, she, she tells me about all these stories and or actually history. I have this meditation guru who actually gets me 2 or 3 verses every day. Okay. Oh, sure. That, you know, it helps me in my general life as well because how old? Oh, it may seem as old as it may seem it is relevant in today's world. You you only have to actually sit and connect, try and connect it with your daily life.”‘Honestly, I feel like India has a very, very rich heritage and we should all come together and actually celebrate it and not like we need to change this thing in our culture. I mean, of course we should, we should eliminate all the bads that we have in our culture. But so many good things as well. We have a knowledge of, you know, our history or the culture and everything. So we must cherish all that. And I am a kind of person, like I'm very open.’🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/wBca93fsGQ— Manu Bhaker🇮🇳 (@realmanubhaker) August 5, 2024 Manu Bhaker stresses the significance of honouring India's rich heritage and supports keeping the positive features while understanding that the country needs to be improved. She supports an open-minded attitude towards faith, culture, and history and cherishes traditional practices.

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'Helps Me in...': Manu Bhaker Unveils How Bhagavad Gita Propelled Her Success at Paris Olympics 2024

Manu Bhaker credits the Bhagavad Gita for empowering her remarkable performance at Paris Olympics 2024, showcasing the influence of ancient teachings.

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