NEW DELHI, April 12 -- In India, examination time is, unfortunately, suicide time. There are many children who end their lives because they cannot cope with the pressures of examination. Reasons abound for this sorry state of affairs.
A few weeks ago, a very bright student whom I personally knew used his mother's sari to hang himself from the ceiling fan. I was shocked by the horrendous incident that plunged a whole school into the depths of sorrow.
I immediately got in touch with a friend and counsellor to give a counselling session to all the students appearing for the 10th and 12th CBSE board examination from the school with which I am associated.
I wanted the students to learn that examinations, however important they may be, do not ...