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On ragging

The Supreme Court's guidelines to educational institutions to deal with ragging are welcome. The college authorities, the principal, and the warden are, no doubt, responsible for curbing ragging on college campuses. But parents too have a role to play. During the annual vacation, they should caution their wards on the different aspects of ragging. They should make them see how harmful the practice is - how it affects the lives of students who rag and are ragged.

T. Vasanthi,

Chennai

The Raghavan committee's recommendation that a chapter on ragging be introduced at the school level, if implemented, will surely have a positive impact on students' minds. I would like to suggest that a documentary film on ragging be screened in every school and college soon after it reopens every year, portraying the trauma experienced by the victims and the harsh punishment that awaits those who perpetrate ragging.

R. Sridharan,

Chennai

The principal or the management of a college alone cannot curb the ragging menace. The college should have an anti-ragging committee, consisting of all heads of departments as members under the principal's chairmanship. The committee should delegate to the teachers the authority to monitor the students. In most instances, it is the seniors who indulge in ragging. The teachers are familiar with them and can easily report their activities to the committee. It is always better for an institution to start classes for the freshers a week or two before the college reopens for the seniors. This period will be useful to the juniors to get acquainted with the campus environment and to develop rapport with one another and their class teachers.

B. Padmanandam,

Madurai

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