There is an urgent need to enlist experts to revamp the existing education system (“JNU student from TN ends life”, March 14). The system is impoverished and cannot ensure the holistic development of children, which leaves especially students from an underprivileged background vulnerable. Children with educated parents generally have a robust internal defence mechanism and learn to weather the inadequacies embedded in the system. Children who do not inherit such a mechanism fall prey to various maladies.
Nagarajamani M.V., Hyderabad
It’s heart-rending that another Dalit research scholar in JNU has ended his life, citing discrimination. Being an intellectual, he could have fought the faulty system rather than resort to ending his own precious life. If what he says is true, the government should take all necessary steps to end discrimination on campuses. Ensuring transparency in all academic and administrative processes, acting against wrongdoing and keeping a watch on those who propagate prejudices are some basic steps. In this connection, one recalls an incident in Bengaluru where a boy from Northeast India was humiliated by his landlord. What a shameful incident. Before pointing a finger at the American President for his failure in containing racial prejudices, it’s time India acknowledged the bitter reality of prejudices in India even in the high centres of learning.
Dr. D.V.G. Sankararao , Nellimarla, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
