I have always detested the concept of ragging. Many people have suggested that ragging is a “nice” way of getting the new guy in college familiar with seniors, and is a “lot of fun” when one reflects about college life later. This is utter nonsense to me. No new entrant enjoys being ragged in college and the seniors have no business to force a person into doing things which he/she hates. As the seniors might think, this does not prove that they are “stronger” and “smarter” but simply reflects that they are uncultured spoiled brats who have no respect for human feelings, and also who, being weak themselves, enjoy torturing the weak.
The detestable acts which are forced upon the hapless youth include anything from stripping, to cleaning the dirty toilets, dancing fully naked in front of a hundred people and jumping from a two-storey building. So many innocent lives have been lost due to suicides because of this atrocious and repugnant act. Ragging violates all the core values of human rights – equality, dignity, choice and diversity. No form of ragging can ever aid in personality development. It damages the core of human rights.
I would even go to the extent of requesting the authorities to hang people if found guilty of ragging, because ragging can not only cause kids to end their lives, but also can leave a permanent scar on their psyche. The poor guys may never gather the courage to go to college again and many dreams may be shattered because of this heinous act from the big fat bullies.
All good colleges in India have banned ragging, which used to be very rampant earlier especially in hostels. Help lines have been created to report such incidents and in some cases, even the media fights for the right of the victim. The worst thing about ragging is that the victim can become the perpetrator. This is totally unacceptable. Ragging remains as one of the most perilous evils of our modern society and should be eradicated as soon as possible.
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