Samarveer Singh: A Teacher Killed By The System

Monami Sinha | 24 May 2023 | Outlook

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My colleague Samarveer died by suicide. He was only 33. He was an ad hoc faculty at Hindu College. 

I was an ad hoc teacher at Delhi University back in 2004. During my tenure, I went through two pregnancies. Not only did I not have any maternity leave, I joined back college within two days of delivery, while my stitches were still raw. I was scared that my position would be given away to someone else. 

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