According to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) every hour one student commits suicide in India, with about 28 such suicides reported every day.
The 19-year old, Jyoti Durga, resident of East Venkatasamy Road took her life a day before NEET examination, scheduled to be held on 13th September.
According to sources Jyoti was hopeless and wrote “You all have high expectations of me. I am sorry. If at all, I could not secure a seat in college, all your hard work for me will go in vain. I am sorry. I am tired,” the aspirant said in her suicide note.
Jyoti hung herself to death while everyone in the family was assuming that she was preparing for her upcoming exam.
Expressing concern over this tragedy Kamal Haasan actor-politician of Tamil Nadu said: “What are we going to do to ensure that Jyoti Durga’s death is the last in the NEET related deaths? Central and state governments need to think of alternatives and implement them expeditiously. It is our duty to give our children hope and mental strength. Let’s do it!”
மாணவி ஜோதிஸ்ரீ துர்காவின் மரணமே #NEET தேர்வின் இறுதி மரணமாக இருக்க நாம் செய்யப் போவது என்ன?
மத்திய மாநில அரசுகள் மாற்று வழியினைச் சிந்தித்துத் துரிதமாக செயல்படுத்திட வேண்டும்.
நம் பிள்ளைகளுக்கு நம்பிக்கையையும், மன வலிமையையும் தர வேண்டியது நம் கடமை.
செய்வோம் அதை!
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) September 12, 2020
It is not Jyoti alone, as a society we failed many times to understand our children. Today more than half of the students suffer from anxiety, depression and mounting pressure of their examination and career. All they need is to be understood, to be told that their life and mental health matter at all cost.