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India's Student Suicide Rate Alarmingly Outpaces Population Growth

  • Student suicides in India growing at 4% annually, double the national average
  • Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh account for one-third of student suicides
  • Male student suicides decreased 6%, female suicides increased 7% from 2021 to 2022
  • Report suggests underreporting due to stigma and lack of robust data collection
  • Experts call for enhanced counseling and focus on student well-being over competition

Source: ndtv

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Who do think is responsible for stress? Parents or coaching mafia?

I blame parents for this. Not that coaching centres are saints, they suck the life out of students by making them study 24/7 but the reason that child is in coaching centre is because parents put him/her there.

And every suicide lette...

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The root cause of all this is overpopulation and a shortage of jobs. Coaching centers and tough parenting only exist ...