Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shivam Vij
Aman Kachroo is not the first teen to die of ragging. But there is one curious first: this time the death has not led to any ‘public debate’. This time the defenders of ragging are silent. Who knows, maybe some of them have changed their views and are now lighting candles at Jantar Mantar. There [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2008 by Shivam Vij
No, that headline is not a quote from someone defending ragging. That is a quote about a college girl’s experience with a male friend. The girl, Honey, considered Raj a brother. And then, one day, Raj proposed. This caused Honey great distress, in what seems to be a humble attempt at writing college fiction. A [...]
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