I personally oppose any kind of ragging. I had just mentioned the present stand
of CURE which is stated often (open to discussion on...)
Ragging in many instances is no less than rape, it may better be classified as
organized repeated gangrape over days, often over months, years after years.
When the society is much concerned about rape, it is hardly conscious about
these types of ragging.
What less than the infamous Abu Ghraib? Thousands like Amit suffer the fate
of the Abu Ghraib or the Guantanamo Bay prisonners... yet the society and its
leaders seem hardly interested in stopping it.
There comes our roles, our duties and responsibilities. There comes the
reason to join hands to fight ragging, under the banner of an organization like
CURE.
As the childhood lesson stated- "Unity is Strength".
Rajiv Ramchandran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kushal,
I agree and its a discussion we have often had. CURE
is fundamentally against ragging in any form. It is
core to our existence and values. Students have
already historically proven that the practice cannot
be policed from within. And its only getting worse.
Its like defining rape. The level of the crime is
decided in court, and many of the cases dont even get
there. We have a similar practice here that doesnt
even have a judicial precedent. Lets get there first.
And we are seeing some pretty sadistic incidents
committed in the name of ragging.
There is alos the dilemma and perceived stigma of
quitting the system if it gets too much. A lot of
suicides are because people who cant take it feel they
cannot go back. One reason may be the intense
competition for seats in some schools.
Rajiv
>
> Its a responsibility for every rational citizen to
> stand united against the horrible ragging.
>
> ( Though CURE is still open to discussions on mild
> ! ragging)
>
>
> gaurav prahot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> so after reading this news what is your
> opinion friends that ragging should be banned from
> all defence institutes also?? i am asking this
> because i have heard fromarmy people that no army
> without ragging/ragda . so i am confused now taht
> should ragging be completely banned in army or
> should be reduced??
>
>
> Ragging News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
[http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Army+cadet+puts+in+papers+after+ragging&id=95999]
>
>
> Link to report
>
>
>
> Nilesh Thakkar
>
> Wednesday, November 8, 2006 (Vadodara):
>
> In yet another case of ragging at the Officers'
> Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, cadet Digvijay
> Singh Kharb has put in his papers alleging
> misconduct on the part of his senior colleagues.
>
> The move comes days after another cadet committed
> suicide, allegedly due to stress and harassment.
>
> For as long as he can remember, Digvijay Singh
> wanted to join the Army and serve the nation in the
> footsteps of his father Colonel Fateh Singh.
>
> Now he's back home after being ragged by his course
> seniors.
>
> The OTA at Chennai, where Digvijay was undergoing
> training, has the reputation of being one of the
> toughest courses in the Armed Forces.
>
> "Senior cadets asked us to sit on the armrest of the
> chair. Two people were to share one armrest and not
> only that, you also had to move. The cadet sitting
> next to me lost his balance. I fainted and fell,"
> said Digvijay Singh, Cadet, Officers Training
> Academy.
>
> Handling stress
>
> This is the second time the OTA has been in the news
> in the past week. A few days back Asad Nair, a
> gentleman cadet at the Academy, committed suicide.
>
> He had only recently joined the course at the OTA
> and shortly after told his father that he wanted to
> leave the Academy. His coursemate Digvijay feels
> Asad couldn't handle the stress and pressure.
>
> "He (Asad) was thrown in the pool even after he said
> he didn't know how to swim. He was taken out at the
> last moment. A week later he committed suicide,"
> said Digvijay Singh.
>
> Digvijay's father Colonel Fateh Singh now feels his
> son is better off pursuing another career.
>
> "He called and said Papa I can't lead this life. I
> said come back, no problem. It's not his foolishness
> but because of other people's mismanagement, " said
> Colonel Fateh Singh, Digvijayâs father.
>
> In Digvijay's case at least, the Army Headquarters
> says he couldn't handle the pressure and therefore
> put in his papers.
>
> As far as they're concerned, he's a civilian now.
> It's still more than what the Army did in the Asad
> suicide case.
>
> --
> Posted by Ragging News to Ragging News from Indian
> Colleges - www.noragging.com at 11/10/2006 12:35:00
> PM
>
>
>
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