India, Nov. 9 -- Does the name Bhimesh Babu ring a bell? Earlier this month, his ghastly death sparked a nationwide debate. His death rekindled an old debate about working conditions in India.

On November 2, Babu was about to leave for home in Bengaluru late at night, after winding up his work in a digital data bank. It was his practice to generally nudge his colleagues to dim unnecessary lights or switch them off. That night, too, he asked his junior colleague to do the same, who got irritated and turned violent. The assault was so brutal that Babu died.

This incident once again sparked a debate on work-life balance.

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