Srinagar, March 22 -- In recent years, we saw a disturbing trend of surge in student suicides. Since 2016 alone at least 16 Kashmiri students pursuing higher education in colleges and universities outside Jammu and Kashmir have tragically lost their lives to suicide According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), one student took their own life every 42 minutes in 2020 in India. In the same year, 11,396 suicides of students below the age of 18 were reported across the country. The gravity of the situation is further highlighted by the Ministry of Education's report, revealing that 122 students from prestigious institutions like IITs, NITs, and central universities died by suicide over 2014-2021. Moreover, Kota, a hub for coaching c...