Though I don't live in India, I feel obliged, rather pressured to give my 2 cents worth on the sad ending of Anitha, a girl who committed suicide after not cracking NEET.
Where were all these so called educated people that use social media to voice their opinions, those who blame the society when this poor kid was coerced by political party for their benefits?
Fundamentally there is a disconnect between children, the future of the country and the parents (educated and uneducated), teachers (today i read that a 12 yr old child ended her life because the teacher humiliated the child when she asked permission for her clothes getting wet because of heavy periods.. Oops! It is a taboo in the society)and well wishers who cry foul now. Had the child been advised not to take to lodging a case, had the child been told that there were many options in life than a career in medicine, a life would have been saved. It is the society that puts pressure on any child that he/she is not good enough unless one becomes a doctor or an engineer or an IT professional. There is more to a career than these ones. So, parents, the society, the ones crying foul now, corrupt politicians, educational system, are all at fault. No use in pointing fingers at others when no one is willing to change self and make a difference.
While the news of Anitha is making waves in TN, there was another 12 yr old child who jumped off the balcony. Reason? She had stained her uniform. When she asked to be excused, the teacher and the principal humiliated and reprimanded the child. This led to the child jump off and end her life. Why is the education system so flawed in India? Why is the media making hoo haa about the girls' suicides rather than making it well known that the educational system is flawed? Where is the state heading?
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/girl-commits-suicide-menstruation-senthil-nagar-palayamkottai-tamil-nadu/1/1036788.html
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