India, Nov. 27 -- Walk into any classroom today and you'll find students excelling in academics, balancing extracurriculars, and meeting every benchmark of success. Yet behind those achievements lies a growing undercurrent of anxiety, stress, and emotional fatigue. The World Health Organisation's 2025 report revealed that one in seven adolescents aged 10 to 19 experiences a mental disorder, a reminder that while schools are preparing students for exams, they may not be preparing them for life. This brings us to an essential question: is academic achievement alone enough to define success?

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