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The Indian Express •

Relatives of students who died ‘due to ragging’ look for closure: ‘Doors are open, hoping my son will come home’

A mother in Assam who came to know that her son’s body had signs of a gunshot wound and a stab injury on the neck; a father in UP who gave up hope after pursuing his daughter’s death for three years; an elder brother in Telangana who remains hopeful that justice will be delivered.These are the searing stories that bring to life the number 78 — the count of students who died on campus allegedly due to ragging, between 2012 and 2023, according to data from the University Grants Commission (UGC) th...
The Indian Express •

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar: Weak implementation of anti-ragging regulations within institutions may give perpetrators safe passage

From regular advisories to follow-up action, the UGC is working on “continuous improvement” in its anti-ragging programme but it is also the responsibility of institutions to follow its regulations “in letter and spirit” to remove the menace, according to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.“Addressing the root cause of the ragging menace is equally essential… Weak implementation of anti-ragging regulations within institutions may give the perpetrators a safe passage,” he said. Kumar was responding to...
The Indian Express •

Ragging deaths: Complaints spike, system stuck in grey zone, Supreme Court guidelines on paper

🔴 The video shows a boy on a cot with his hands and legs tied. A group of other boys is seen jabbing him with a sharp object, laughing while doing so, while the victim is heard crying. This clip is now the focus of a Kerala police investigation into an alleged case of ragging at a government nursing college in Kottayam — the latest reminder of a menace that continues to haunt the hallways of educational institutions across the country.Supreme Court guidelines to eradicate ragging from 15 years a...
British Medical Journal •

India’s organ transplant paradox: women donate the most and receive the least

Women in India donate nearly twice as many organs as men, yet men are more likely to be recipients. Rupsa Chakraborty asks why
The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (Notto), India’s apex government body overseeing organ donations, says that 63.8% of all living organ donors from 2019 to 2023—mostly liver and kidneys—were women. Yet men received the majority of donated organs, accounting for 69.8% of the recipients.
A BMJ analysis of the data reveals deep rooted gender inequalities pervading India’s health systems and societal attitudes to women’s health. The underlying causes of this paradox include sociocultural factors, economic dependence, and healthcare attitudes and practices, requiring a holistic approach.