"If I can stop one Heart from Breaking,
I shall not live in Vain;
If I can Ease one Life the Aching;
I shall not live in Vain."
I have a Solution that will reduce pressure on IIT aspirants but do not know how to get this across to HRD Minister of India. Suggestions are welcome. - Ram Krishnaswamy
Terming the suicide of junior Dr Payal Tadvi after being allegedly tortured by three of her seniors an "institutional murder", students across the nation have demanded justice for her
Terming the suicide of junior Dr Payal Tadvi after being allegedly tortured by three of her seniors an "institutional murder", students across the nation have demanded justice for her.
The Dalit students collective from IIT-B, TISS, University of Hyderabad (UoH) and many others educational institutions have extended their support and solidarity to the movement — a result of Dr Tadvi's suicide — against caste atrocities. "We condemn the casteist acts of the three senior doctors in BYL Nair Hospital, which has led to the institutional murder of Dr. Tadvi. There have been several incidents in the past where students from Dalit and Adivasi communities took their lives because of the hostile environment created by the elites of the society. We demand that the police arrest the three culprits and strict institutional measures are taken by the Maharashtra government to address the caste-based harassment in educational institutions," the Ambedkarite Students Collective, IIT-B, said in a statement.
A statement issued by the UoH's Ambedkar Students Association said, "Murder of Dr. Payal Tadvi can't be simply read as an instance of ragging by three individuals. Rather it is a case of caste atrocities committed by the institution she was studying in." Jit Hazarika, President of Students' Union at TISS, said, "Students from the institute will participate in the protest on Tuesday demanding justice for Dr. Tadvi and also extending support to the larger cause of caste atrocities." Protests will also be held in Delhi. Kanhaiya Kumar, former JNU students' union leader, tweeted, "Casteism took life of Dr. Payal Tadvi. While we are demanding action against those who are at fault here it is important that there is national level movement against casteism. There is no punishment to culprits in case of Rohit Vemula yet".
Chennai: Even as the SRM University in Kattankulathur is reeling under the shock of the suicide of a final-year girl student, a first-year student jumped to his death this morning.
The student was identified as Anish Choudary (19) from Jharkhand. He was first-year engineering student and lived in the college hostel. This morning, he jumped from the second floor of a building on the campus.
The Maraimalai Nagar police have registered a case. On Sunday, an engineering student of the same university committed suicide by jumping from the eighth floor of a building. The suicide note retrieved from her room said she was upset with her parents as they restricted her life too much and did not allow her even to watch TV as she wished.
The deceased, M Anupriya, pursuing biomedical engineering, was in her final year. A resident of Ponneri in Tiruvallur district, Anupriya stayed in a hostel on the campus.
After writing her last examination Saturday, she did not vacate her room to leave for her hometown even as her mother Selvi and brother Raju Sundaram, studying at IIT-Madras, were on their way to take her home. She suddenly jumped from the terrace.
The fire in a four-storey coaching centre building in Surat, which reportedly did not have any safety equipment in place, had started due to a short circuit and led to 22 deaths.
Published: 26th May 2019 05:41 AM | Last Updated: 26th May 2019 10:24 AM | A+A A-
Smoke billows from the Taxshila Complex after a fire engulfed the third and fourth floor of the coaching centre in Surat Friday May 24 2019. | PTI
NEW DELHI: Following a massive fire tragedy in a coaching centre in Surat, Gujarat, on Friday that resulted in 22 deaths, mostly teenaged students, the country could see the regulation of coaching centres for the first time.
The fire in a four-storey coaching centre building in Surat, which reportedly did not have any safety equipment in place, had started due to a short circuit and led to many people suffocating or jumping off from the building.
In view of the incident, India’s apex child rights body is now set to move a proposal to the Union Women and Child Development and Human Resources Development Ministries for coming up with comprehensive guidelines for such centres.
Officials in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said that the body has been mulling to find ways to make coaching centres more accountable but that is imperative now.
In view of the rising instances of suicides of IIT-Joint Entrance Examination and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test aspirants in Kota-the coaching capital of India-the Commission had begun an inquiry, which was stayed by the Jaipur High Court three years back.
“But now, we will come with guidelines on basic infrastructure requirements, facilities, fee-structure, hours of study and qualification of teachers and urge the WCD and HRD Ministries to get those adopted by the states,” NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo told this newspaper.
The Commission meanwhile has sought a report from the Gujarat government on the Friday’s incident and will issue directions after the responsibility of the tragedy is fixed, he added. The Commission will also try to get a national mapping of coaching centres done and the matter will be discussed in the Commission’s upcoming board meeting.
Sources in the government said that the coaching centres have largely been left unregulated as any step to regulate them could be seen as “legitimizing” them.
“The Centre has had no direct view on the mushrooming and spread of coaching centres over the past several years and therefore no move was ever made to make any rules for them,” an official in the HRD Ministry said.
Meanwhile, the NHRC on Saturday sent a notice to the Gujarat government over the fire. The National Human Rights Commission also observed that mere announcement of compensation to the aggrieved families cannot be a solution to such hazards.
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Gaba’s documentary looks at the coaching class industry that has flourished in the Rajasthan city Kota. Gaba previously made the feature Shuttlecock Boys (2012) and the documentary Japan In Nagaland.
Originally, Gaba was approached to make a fictional film on Kota and its vast numbers of coaching institutes. During his research, Gaba found that this could work just as well in the documentary format.
Gaba himself had limited choices when growing up, and this is echoed by many of the students at Kota. They aren’t there of their own volition; they are there because of their parents.
Gaba's film, shot in 2016 and 2017, follows four aspirants — each from a different institute — who moved away from their homes to cram their way through the joint entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT-JEE).
Kota, known as a hub of coaching institutes, attracts over 200,000 teenagers every year. They come with many hopes and dreams. They live in cubicle-sized rooms and study for as much as 15 hours a day, for two years straight, hoping to get into any of the IITs or other top engineering colleges in India. For the IITs, less than 1% of those who appear for the exam are accepted.
There is immense pressure on these teenagers to succeed. With such odds, peer pressure, overbearing parents — "remind yourself you have to clear IIT to take care of your family" — and the coaching institutes themselves, it’s hard to imagine anything but a gloomy world at large. Notices upon many of the doors have variations of the messages 'Do not disturb' and 'I am dead'.
FILMMAKER HEMANT GABA
Loneliness and suicide ring throughout the documentary. “It is lonely here,” says one student. The question of loneliness is immediately drowned in the cacophony of the event. Despite all this, Gaba has managed to inject some light-hearted moments into the 72-minute film.
One of the only negatives from this documentary is the fact that it doesn’t delve deep enough into the background of the students. Take, for example, Suraj. He is a smart student whose sole passion is to learn. He depends on his parents for his every decision, but Gaba and his crew never fill in the viewers as to why this is the case.
Nonetheless, An Engineered Dream is one of the most objective looks at the rigour that is Kota. It doesn’t put down any one student and neither does it glorify its hero. It may be traumatizing for those who have had to take the exam or will be taking the exam in the near future, but as a viewer, it is an eye-opener into the ordeal these students go through, year after year.
The documentary film An Engineered Dream was screened at the 14th Habitat Film Festival at New Delhi's India Habitat Centre on Sunday 19 May 2019.
18-year-old coaching student from UP commits suicide in Kota, family allege blackmail by former classmate
The owner of a hostel on Sunday night informed police that a student has hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her room, following which a police team reached the place and took the body in its custody.
INDIAUpdated: May 21, 2019 09:19 IST
HT Correspondent Hindustan Times, Kota
According to police, no suicide note was found from the room where the girl had hanged herself. (Shutterstock / Representative photo )
An 18-year-old coaching student committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room in Kota city, police said on Monday.
The student, Kratika Jadon, who hails from Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh, had arrived Kota to prepare for the IIT-JEE about three months ago.
The owner of a hostel in Rajeev Gandhi Nagar area of Kota city on Sunday night informed police that a student has hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her room, following which a police team reached the place and took the body in its custody, said Anokhe Singh, an assistant sub-inspector of the Jawahar Nagar police station.
On being informed, the student’s parents arrived in Kota on Sunday morning.
The parents were handed over the body after autopsy, said Singh.
The assistant sub-inspector said that no suicide note was found in the incident. However, the student’s family members have accused a boy of Firozabad district for blackmailing the girl over phone.
The student’s uncle, Ashwini Kumar Singh, told police that a boy, Nishant Yadav, who studied with the girl in a Firozabad school, was allegedly blackmailing her over phone as he had some “objectionable” videos of the student and she was in depression due to this and committed suicide, he said.
UP girl, preparing for IIT entrance exam in Kota, commits suicide
Kota, May 21
The girl allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room on Sunday, police said.
An 18-year-old IIT aspirant allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room in Rajasthan’s Kota city, police said on Tuesday.
The girl, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was taking coaching for the IIT entrance exam here, they said.
The girl allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room on Sunday, police said.
The parents of the deceased have alleged that a man claiming to have her objectionable pictures and video was blackmailing her over phone.
The man from Uttar Pradesh asked the woman to return from Kota failing which he would post her videos on social media, police said. Primary investigation revealed that both were classmates in school and had a heated argument over phone on Sunday after which the girl allegedly committed suicide, investigating officer Anokh Singh said.
The body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem on Monday. PTI
The girl was taking coaching for IIT entrance exam in Kota
The 18-year-olg girl from Uttar Pradesh allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room
The body was handed over to family members after post-mortem on Monday
An 18-year-old IIT aspirant allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota city, police said on Tuesday.
The girl, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was taking coaching for IIT entrance exam in Kota, they said.
The girl allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her hostel room on Sunday, police said.
The parents of the deceased have alleged that a man claiming to have her objectionable pictures and a video was blackmailing her over the phone.
The man from Uttar Pradesh asked the woman to return from Kota failing which he would post her videos on social media, police said.
Primary investigation revealed both were classmates in school and had a heated argument over the phone on Sunday after which the girl allegedly committed suicide, investigating officer Anokh Singh said.
The body was handed over to family members after post-mortem on Monday.
Prof N Laxman Rao Hans News Service 18 May 2019 2:53 AM HIGHLIGHTS
Whenever the discussion on education comes, everyone including the academics, scientists and politicians say that we have to improve the quality of higher education (HE) Whenever the discussion on education comes, everyone including the academics, scientists and politicians say that we have to improve the quality of higher education (HE). It is quoted that more than 75 per cent of engineering graduates are unemployable which is due to lack of quality of education.
We all are able to hear such statements for decades and why are we not able to improve the quality. Is it indifferent attitude of government or academics? Quality means basically getting the knowledge, its assimilation and use of at an appropriate place. Unfortunately, we follow all objective type system wherein the students have to just tick correct answer.
It starts from high school to NET examination (it is essential to pass to be a lecturer) or for a job. Most of the candidates use lottery system for answering major part of questions in turn they may get grades, but the real knowledge may be missing? We found the many IIT students are going for suicide as they do not have competence on the subject knowledge but got seat by study of notes and objective questions.
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How many universities are insisting hands on experience or practical exposure to the students. When we teach civil engineering, how many students are taken to the sites and shown the variety of cement, quality of concrete / steel to find out the strength. It is similar case with every subject. The governments spend crores of rupees but the student is not suitable for employment after studying for four to five years.
Again the government spends huge amount of money for skill development. Is it not waste of huge budget, and time? Can the Government integrate the skills as part of education as well bring reforms in examination system?
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With Us In addition to class room teaching, the student as well as the teacher has to spend time to learn the new developments in their subject field. Today no subject is independent and most of them are multi-disciplinary due to increased relationship between the subjects. Management students have to learn, philosophy, psychology, economics, commerce, communication skills, logic etc.
Major defects of our education is dependence on class room notes and text books (which are like notes). We follow the same text book for decades in spite of lot of new knowledge is being generated (knowledge explosion). Most of the academics are not worried of the developments as the education is based on text books and restricted syllabus which is hardly revised. We find that all engineering students are given a pack of books at the start of every semester promoting the publishers, that means the colleges do not want the students to study other materials?
There are Governmental and Non-governmental attempts to provide the subject knowledge such as E-PG Pathshala, SWAYAM, OCW, OER and many more text books and lessons available at free of cost. The academics should encourage use of such materials and stop giving age old notes. The major problem for not reading is due to lack of encouragement and facilities to read books at school level. The reading habits at school level make everyone to continue to read thru out student career. Most of the Government schools do not have school libraries as well qualified librarians. Private schools have the libraries, but the amount of homework and syllabus make them to spend least time in libraries, due to which the reading habits are curtailed. It may be worth to state that Mr Praveen Kumar, Secretary, GURUKUL schools is trying his best to open top class school libraries and employing the librarians, who are given tasks. Why not the same situation is not continued by other schools?
UGC in its recent document Draft Guidelines For Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) (2019) stated that India has 950 universities and 42000 colleges with an enrollment of 31 million. It targeted to have more than 20 universities among global top 200 as well emerge India as a single largest provider of global talent, with one in four graduates in the world being a product of the Indian higher education system. Can UGC make it possible with its indifferent attitude of neglecting the practical approach and repeatedly supporting few senior academics, who never understand the real conditions prevailing in private as well as State universities. UGC for last six decades could only make rules which were ignored by many institutions.
Lack of monitoring and political interference at different levels is eating away the quality of higher education. Even state councils are bent upon making money by conducting entrance examination, but could not practically do anything for improving the quality of products. For last five years, UGC is not releasing the money for research projects, workshops / seminars? The support for research had gone down, except increasing the scholarship amounts. The UGC made a list of journals for publishing the articles by scholars / academics, only such publications will be considered for point system.
The list is prepared not scientifically resulting in deletion of thousands of journals from the list. PhD are produced by ghost writers without any quality and awarded based on mutual support. Viva is big farce in many institutions. Can the UGC think of changing the PhD and other dissertation evaluation methods. In addition to above issues, the there is a need to increase library facilities at schools and make them to have reading habits which shall enhance the quality of HE.
Any qualifying exam should not be solely objective type, it should mix of essay and objective. The students and teachers should be able to write few pages. Teaching methods should be changed from class room to field work.
Optimum use of digital materials and technology should be part of the HE. Instead of crying on quality of education both the Central and State governments should take practical steps and also save huge budgets and the time of students.
(The authors are Prof of Library and information Science, OU (retd) and former Vice Chancellor of North Gujarat University respectively)
Recently, board results were declared in India. The sad news is that at least 20 students have died by suicide in Telangana itself possibly due to poor performance. Similar incidents were reported from other states also.
Apart from the board results, every year we come across the news of students committing suicide because of their failure in competitive entrance tests like the IIT-JEE. Such news repeats itself every year, only the statistics change. Such incidents pass largely without significant emphasis or prominence in public discourse. It also does not occupy the central stage in public debates and policy making.
In our society, student suicide, housewives’ suicide, etc. gets sidelined over political issues and is not taken seriously. Whereas farmer suicides take precedence in news reporting owing to their political nature (farmers are a major voting section during election season). Political will in India is informed by electoral logic and this population lot (farmers) is significant for the electoral schema of any political party. Also, public perception exists that farmers’ suicides are the most common form of the malady. It is partly due to media’s emphasis on this vulnerable group as it exposes the inaction of political class and also because it resonates with the livelihood issues of larger section of our population. However, in this case also, suicide as an issue in itself gets neglected.
It perpetuates a narrative that reduces suicide to a manifestation of economic distress. This portrayal fails to sufficiently explain the cause and spread of suicide and does not even address the all important questions of its prevention. Take the example of Rohit Vemula. Although the case galvanised a political wave, the public outburst and widespread media attention were simply against the rampant discrimination against lower-caste Dalits. It couldn’t bring the core issue of suicide to the fore and was sidelined in the agenda of electoral politics.
Let us concentrate on the issue of student suicides (especially those in Class 10 and 12). Here, I see the failure of India’s education system. Every year, we see the number of high-scorers at the school level skyrocketing. It’s good to be thrilled over these incredible scorecards, but I wonder if it really gives the true picture of students’ abilities. I don’t know how written words can be perfect ones, especially when it includes subjects like arts, sciences, and the languages. When the same students start preparing for competitive exams, their abilities receive a reality check and often they can’t tolerate this.
Consider the example of Kota, which is considered to be the coaching capital of India but is gradually becoming a suicidal hotspot for students. Based upon almost-perfect scores, parents burden their kids with unrealistic goals and heap unrealistic praise onto them. Rather than boosting their self-esteem, it gives a false sense of self. It puts pressure on kids and can lead to crippling fear of failure or rejection.
Students attend class at the Bansal Classes in Kota, in Rajasthan. (Photo: REUTERS/Ahmad Masood)
Unable to cope with failure and being apprehensive about letting their family down, a number of students resort to end their lives. It exposes the emotional cost at which we are making our students chase the family’s expectations beyond their abilities. Also, kids are pampered a lot nowadays. The perception that being unhappy is an abnormal condition creates a lot of inner turmoil. They don’t know how to confront emotions like sadness, frustration, guilt, disappointment, etc. and hence, are not able to comprehend that facing such emotions is a part of learning life skills.
Today’s generation has immersed themselves in the fascinations of the digital world (smart phones and social media). It lets them escape uncomfortable emotions like boredom, loneliness, and sadness. Apart from avoiding discomfort, it also takes away the opportunities to develop mental strength, and coping skills which are needed to handle everyday challenges are never gained.
Take the example of social media. Rather than bonding with real people, kids turn to this virtual world of social media. Although it gives the breadth of friendship on the social network, it does not provide the same depth of intimacy as in the real bonding and instead, a false sense of connection.
Coming back to Kota, there is another psychological aspect to be considered. When these students arrive in the city, they suddenly find themselves amid unknown people and devoid of emotional or moral support from parents and the peer students. In addition to the feeling of being stressed and pressurized, it’s also difficult for them to strike a close bond of friendship when lakhs of them are competing against each other.
Media reporting may also a contributing factor in making suicide as a socially and ethically justifiable way (in the students’ mind) to cope with failure. The depiction of suicide in media can often be irresponsible and inappropriate. This includes detailed descriptions of suicidal acts like reporting unusual methods of suicide, showing pictures or information about the method used, covering celebrity suicides through sensational/dramatic headlines, etc. It normalizes suicide as an acceptable coping medium to emotional crisis, leading to imitative suicidal behaviours.
When one is contemplating suicide, a lack of solace or adequate support from families or social institutions may internsify whatever the person is going through. It is saddening to me that this happens more often than not.
Suicide is a complex issue where socio-economic, cultural, familial and psychological causes are intertwined. It asks for a multi-sectoral action and collective efforts from all stakeholders including immediate family members, public health planners, policymakers, administration and NGOs. The administration should issue guidelines to schools, coaching institutes, etc. such as weekly off to students, fee refunds (in case they want to withdraw from their current course after realizing their true potential/career option), facilitating recreational activities (sessions on yoga, meditation and spiritualism can provide mental equilibrium), etc.
There is also a need for regular monitoring to ensure strict compliance. The panacea for this also lies in raising awareness about mental health and life skills education and these topics should be incorporated into the school curriculum. If children are not aware of these disorders in their formative years (when they are likely to experience more stress and emotional turmoil), how can they be able to cope with it or seek help? The emphasis should also be on the need for better parenting during emotional crises. Humiliations meted out (or just a thought of it) in schools or in social circles are also among the other factors because of which self-esteem decreases.
Educational institutions should recruit trained counsellors and mental-health professionals who can assist students at the onset of emotional and mental problems so they do not escalate into full-fledged diagnoses. Recently, an IAS officer shared his report card on Facebook and advised kids against resorting to suicide. It sends a strong message that parents/kids should not get trapped in this number game of marks and should comprehend the fact that marks are just a passing phase and not the final stamp over anybody’s calibre. There are more meaningful things to aim for and students should not get disheartened or lose hope, because failures are often the stepping stones to success.
Featured image for representative purpose only. Featured image source: Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times via Getty Images.
Darpan Bajaj talks about what went into shooting the documentary Maharajin, which also amassed several awards — and he tells us why he wrote the kind of story he eventually did
Darpan Bajaj while shooting an interview for Maharajin documentary
A few days ago, when Darpan Bajaj's documentary Maharajin was screened in Bengaluru, the audience seemed delighted with the story. This documentary is a hat tip to none other than late Gulab Tiwari, fondly known as Maharajin bua, the woman who went against religious norms to carry out the funeral rights of the deceased, which is a male-only domain as far as Hindu traditions are concerned. She decided to rise above gender discrimination to follow the tradition of her forefathers who worked on cremation grounds. She worked at the Rasoolabad Ghat in Allahabad for 60 years and legend has it that she saved those who used to visit the ghat to commit suicide. She passed away in 2002 and her son took over the baton.
This idea to shoot Maharajin's documentary came to Darpan when he was pursuing his Master’s in Design and Visual Communication from IIT Guwahati. He says, "We were told to work on a project in the final year. Since my interest was in making documentaries and short movies, I decided to go with it. It was not easy as it was the first time that I had taken on a project like this. But I was excited and searched for ideas with a positive message. Fortunately, one of my friends, Achintya Malviya told me about this woman who carried out cremation rituals for the dead in Allahabad. Initially, I thought I would research about her and narrate a fictional story. However, the story turned out to be unique and my team, Achintya, Arun Sharma and Moksh Krishnan and I, decided to bring it out in the form of a documentary."
Director and editor:Darpan Bajaj is currently working as a UX Designer at Grofers which is an online shopping portal
If you watch Maharajin, you will be surprised to note that throughout the documentary there is no image or photo of Maharajin bua herself. When asked about the reason behind it, Darpan says, "We did not show her face or her old pictures because it is more about her work and we wanted the audience to form their own image of Maharajin rather than we forming it for them."
For the research, Darpan and his team spoke to poets, philosophers and historians who were originally from Allahabad and had seen her work every day. The documentary starts with a video of an Aghori Sadhu (a small group of Shiva worshippers) sharing his perspective on why women are forbidden from performing cremation of the deceased in Hinduism. He even speaks about the philosophy of life and death. Darpan says, "We shot this movie for five continuous days. While we had planned the rest of the shoots, the scene with the Aghori Sadhu was not planned. When my team and I were at Sangam in Allahabad, we came across the Aghori baba and asked him for his opinion."
From Maharajin: One of the mela scenes from the Maharajin documentary that symbolises life and celebrations
Darpan also spoke to Harishchandra Pandey, a famous poet who has also written a poem on Maharajin. Their documentary ends with Harishchandra reciting this poem which is dedicated to her masculinity. "If he had not written the poem, then we would not have known her. Not just him, we interviewed a few others including Yash Malviya, a famous poet and historian, and writer Lal Bahadur Verma. The most interesting part of the documentary is Lal Bahadur Verma's interview and how he masterfully connects history, philosophy and Maharajin's struggle. Another point to not is that all of them pointed out that Maharajin would see death almost every day and yet, she accepted death as her friend," explains Darpan.
Like every other project that goes through several hurdles before it takes shape, Darpan's documentary also had to go through challenges. Their main concern was procuring equipment like camera and tripod which the institute did not provide. Darpan was able to get a small old recorder from one of his professors. A few professors even suggested that he make a movie on the river Brahmaputra instead and though Darpan found this a tad bit discouraging, he wasn’t disheartened.
Paint her:The poster of Maharajin was designed by Darpan Bajaj during his final year in IIT Guwahati
The documentary was produced under the banner of Moksh Krishnan, who has worked in Bollywood movies as an Assistant Cinematographer and has his own production house called Dastan. "He was able to provide us with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, a tripod and lights. Some of the scenes have also been shot on my Canon EOS 550D and iPhone 6S. The scene of a guy performing Surya Namaskar and a boy jumping into the water are the two fillers which were shot on my iPhone. All the interviews were shot on Canon EOS 5D Mark III which adds a professional look to it. I even bought a Rode Shotgun Mic, but unfortunately, it did not work. We only realised this when Lal Bahadur Verma's interview went unrecorded. We then requested him to give the interview again and told him that we would like him to speak more on the subject because it was so interesting and he agreed! We used an old recorder, but I had to do a lot more to reduce the unnecessary sounds while editing."
From 2017 till date, the movie has been screened in several film festivals and has won many awards. The team won the Best Film Award in Gender category at the 5th Woodpecker International Film Festival 2017, Best Director Award at the 6th Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival, Best Documentary Award at Feel The Reel International Film Festival and a few others. And we are sure that he will keep adding to the list of awards.
Chennai: Even as the SRM University in Kattankulathur is reeling under the shock of the suicide of a final-year girl student, a first-year student jumped to his death this morning.
