Write any article in about 200-250 words on any one of the topic given below: (i) Ragging, An Evil.
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Ragging is an old and cruel practice, prevalent since the British era. Although, initially, it was limited to English colleges and universities eventually, it spread to Indian educational system as well.
The original aim of this practice was to teach the juniors to respect the social hierarchy existing in schools, colleges and universities. Soon, it became a way to enforce unnecessary traditions and discipline them.
It’s always someone in power, such as a prefect or an authoritative senior who likes to dominate. They do not think twice before misusing their authority. As a result, juniors and freshers are made to perform humiliating acts, which can be suggestive sexual, sarcastic and even physically and mentally traumatising for the victim.
In extreme cases of severe ragging, the victim either commits suicide or gets killed.
There are laws to punish the perpetrators. However, sometimes that’s not enough. Young students must communicate to their parents, college councellors or anti-ragging squad any life threatening issues they are facing at school/colleges.
Schools and colleges must appoint trained counsellors, who can empathise with students and understand their problems.
Above all, students and parents must be made aware of the ills of ragging and how it affects the victims and their families, only then ragging can be prevented.
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Ragging is an evil heirloom, left over from the British era when it was practised in English colleges and Universities to teach the social hierarchy and instills important values since it was believed that the students were lacking in such knowledge due to their immaturity. Unfortunately, these practices gradually became prevalent in educational institutions.
The history of the best educational institutions in India is blackened with traumatic cases of brutal ragging, especially in Engineering and Medical Colleges. Ragging was practiced to enforce traditions and discipline freshers into respecting their seniors and the academic hierarchy at such institutions. In a school, ‘Prefect’ is considered to be a teacher’s substitute. However, that does not mean that he/she can misuse his/her authority and indulge in the abuse of power, which happened in a recent case at a prestigious school.
Schools are centres of learning and wholesome development, but when power equations within the student, displaying its vulgar aspect, it can lead to fatalities such as continued mental trauma or even death. The solution is to sensitive students and bring awareness to stop the harmful practice of ragging. In order to have able-bodied and healthy-minded future citizens of India, we need to eradicate such practices.
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Ragging was not recognised as a criminal offence by the law in the past. It had none of the forms
and characteristics which we notice and see today. It originated sometime in the 18th century
England. The university students performed some type of physical shows and the spectators
thronged to watch them performing. When the performance was over, spectators used to contribute
according to their will. The fund collected thus, was used for the welfare of the community. In
the universities or colleges, the meaning of ragging underwent change with the passage of time.
It became a form of deriving sadistic pleasure by subjecting newcomers or freshers to absurd and
abominable mental and physical torture. Sometimes, freshers have to face very mild humiliation
and they pass it off. But sometimes ragging involves such an ordeal which results in serious injury
or even death. It is here that it needs to be declared a criminal act.
It is a pity that this practice has been going on unhindered for decades and the victims of the
last year become the perpetrators this year and everybody has been all ready to accept it as
a tradition. Not that University Grants Commission was not aware of the practice of ragging
being carried on in various institutions. In UGC Act 1956, it had been made mandatory for all
the institutions to adopt an anti-ragging policy and stop it. But this Act seems to have had no
effect as nearly 60 years have elapsed and the practice still continues. This shows our approach
to keep ourselves aloof from a controversy till one of us himself gets involved into it. Those
who have been ragged by their seniors know how it feels to be ragged and what a menace
ragging is.