Glass ceiling, not ceiling fans, is responsible for student suicides
Gurshimran Kaur Bakshi | 19 December 2023 | The Leaflet
EVERY year, hundreds of thousands of students, many still in their teens, go through the rigours of preparing for entrance exams to some of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in India.
Goaded on by their parents, peer pressure and the public, these students believe that a seat in one of these prestigious institutions will be their ticket to a comfortable life and a satisfying career.
But the lucky few who emerge victorious in the bloodbath of the entrance exams soon realise that their ordeal has just begun.