587:, the largest university in Sri Lanka, anti-ragging movement emerged in the year 1996. Prior to that, there was no movement against ragging, but certain individuals managed escape from the ragging. In the meantime, anti-ragging movements started to appear in all other universities. Several faculties in several universities have become rag-free due to these movements, strengthened laws as well as practical difficulties in conducting ragging such as not providing accommodation facilities to the first-year students. Internal clashes have erupted several times due to the friction between ragging and anti-ragging movements, best example being Samantha Vithanage, a third-year management student at the
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brutal or contemptuous treatment to any party by another as a violation of human rights. University students are also considered as citizens and are subjugated to the Common Law that prevails in the country. Accordingly, the constitutional constrains specified above are equally applicable to university students. Any form of civil or criminal offence executed by them are liable to be punished and in an instance of violation of such rights committed by university students, they shall be produced before the relevant court and subject to suitable punishment that followed by the trial. After the series of ragging-related incidents happened in 1997,
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institutes are at a minimum as compared to government universities which has prompted many students with financial means to enroll in private establishments. Ragging is not merely a sociolegal problem and has a certain psychological basis too. Many senior students state they do not wish to rag juniors but succumb to peer pressure. On the other hand, although some new students or freshers enjoyed being ragged by their seniors, other students despised it. Following their ragging they did not even wish to talk to the senior students who subjected them to "inhumane mental and physical torture".
150:(F.I.R.) with police against the culprits if any violence, physical abuse, sexual harassment, confinement etc. takes place with any fresher. After receiving any such complaint from the helpline, it becomes the duty of the head of the institution to register the F.I.R. with police within 24 hours. In 2013, a police case was registered against the director, dean and registrar of a reputed college in Delhi for, among other charges, not informing the police and registering F.I.R. within 24 hours of receiving the ragging complaint. (failing to inform a public authority, IPC 176).
332:(UGC) passed UGC regulation on curbing ragging in higher educational institutions. These regulation mandate every college responsibilities to curb ragging, including strict pre-emptive measures, like lodging freshers in a separate hostel, surprise raids at night by the anti-ragging squad and submission of affidavits by all senior students and their parents taking oath not to indulge in ragging.
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502:, Rupa Rathnaseeli became paralyzed as a result of jumping from the second floor of the hostel Ramanathan Hall to escape the physical ragging carried out by her seniors. It was reported that she was about to be sexually penetrated by a foreign object as part of the ragging initiation – she jumped out of the hostel building to escape the abuse. Rupa Rathnaseeli committed suicide in 2002.
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national level, ragging is currently defined as: "Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender , appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background."
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complaints were registered in this period. In its defence, the helpline said that most of the calls it received were of inquiry in nature, of the eager students to know whether the helpline number worked or not. Some students changed their minds midway not to register the complaint. It also said that many of the calls were hoaxes as it was a toll-free number.
522:, a third-year management student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, who pioneered an anti-ragging campaign, was killed at a meeting while in a discussion on ragging after being surrounded by a mob of 200, being struck with shards of glass, & then having a computer monitor dropped on his head— resulting in his death 2 days later.
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suspending the accused student(s) and conducting investigations into the allegations. The act also holds institutions accountable if they fail to act according to the prescribed procedures. Under
Section 7 of the Act, the head of the institution who fails or neglects to properly investigate such allegations :
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era. Sri Lankan soldiers returning from war re-entered the college educational system and brought with them the tradition and techniques of military style ragging. These techniques were used in the military as a mechanism of breaking down an individual so that success was achieved through team effort
217:"Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or propagates ragging within or outside any educational institution shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees."
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In 2022, Nuwan
Lakshitha Devasurendra a 24-year-old student of the University of Peradeniya committed suicide. According to the police, the student committed suicide by jumping off the Peradeniya Bridge into Mahaweli River, was found near Hakkinda Islands (2km from the bridge). A postmortem has yet
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Ragging continues in most government universities and several private institutions with some efforts being made to contain the problem although there is hesitation from administrations to get involved. These efforts have been largely hindered by students themselves who consider ragging as a rite of
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Students who have been convicted under this act may also be dismissed from their educational institution and barred from enrolling in any other educational institution for five years. Additionally, the act outlines a procedure for educational institutions to handle accusations of ragging, including
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The database of the Anti-Ragging
Helpline indicates that it has been to an extent successful in ensuring a safer environment in colleges from where it registered the complaints. In many cases, it forwarded the complaint to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for an action against those colleges
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India's
National Anti-Ragging Helpline started working in June 2009 to help students in distress due to ragging. It can be reached through email and a 24-hour toll-free number. Provision for anonymous complaints was considered of utmost important at the time of establishment of the helpline, since
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In 2014, the body of a student, D. K. Nishantha, was found hanging from a tree within the premises of the
University of Peradeniya, in a shrubbery area located not far from the Marcus Fernando Boys' Hostel. According to police reports, the young man had been a witness to the sexual assault of his
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Ragging has been frequently associated with a broad spectrum of physical, behavioral, emotional and social problems among victims and is attributed to the increased risk of suicide and drop-outs among students attending Sri Lankan universities. Ragging at private universities and higher education
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Following a
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which is the supreme law in the country. According to this
Constitution, any citizen can produce a petition to the Supreme Court in terms of the article 126 of the Constitution in case of a human right violation or a case closer to the infringement. The Constitution further highlights ruthless,
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Display of disorderly conduct, doing of any act which causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm or raise apprehension or fear or shame or embarrassment to a student in any educational institution and includes— (i) teasing, abusing, threatening or playing practical jokes on, or
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Several highly reputed Indian colleges, especially medical ones have a history of ragging. Sometimes it is even considered to be a college tradition. It has become increasingly unpopular due to several complaints of serious injury to the victims and stringent laws pertaining to ragging. At the
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The definition of ragging is updated to read: "Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance,
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A major concern that was highlighted against the helpline was that it registered a minuscule percentage (0.1%) of the total phone calls it received. Specifically, the toll-free helpline (1800-180-5522) received 165,297 calls in the three months of
November 2012 to January 2013, but only 190
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Traditionally, ragging would entail seniors mocking or jeering at freshers within a dedicated period of time – usually the first few months of an undergraduate's university life. This period is known as the 'ragging period'. In Sri Lanka, several variations of ragging can be observed.
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the victim after making the complaint remains with or close to the culprits, away from a fully secure environment. Since many ragging deaths, like Aman
Kachroo's, occurred due to seniors taking a revenge of the complaint made, anonymous complaints were equally allowed at the helpline.
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Portugal, and other similar practices in educational institutions across the world. Ragging involves abuse, humiliation, or harassment of new entrants or junior students by the senior students. It often takes a malignant form wherein the newcomers may be subjected to
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The Indian media ha Ins exposed ragging incidents and the indifference of many concerned institutions towards curbing the act. The Supreme Court of India has directed, in its interim judgement, that action may be taken against negligent institutions.
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friend which took place in 2010, perpetrated by several other students residing in the dorm. Police stated that D. K. Nishantha had not attended the university since the time of the alleged sex abuse case. The death was later ruled a suicide.
93:’s anti-ragging cell data, 511 complaints of ragging were registered in India in 2021. Inaction and underreporting were cited as major causes of encouraging ragging. Medical colleges lead in ragging complaints, with most from the states of
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With the situation of ragging worsening yearly, there is emerging a spontaneous anti-ragging movement in India. Several voluntary organisations have emerged, who conduct drives for public awareness and arrange for support to victims.
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where he was subjected to physical ragging and then received a transfer to the University of Moratuwa. Unfortunately the ragging at the University of Moratuwa was more severe and he could no longer tolerate the ragging and committed
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from educational institutions. The Act specifies the relevant Higher Educational Institutions coming under the Act and that includes all the Higher Educational Institutions established under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978.
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rather than personal goals or motivation. As fewer military persons entered the universities, ragging devolved into a violent and hazardous exercise that has been largely utilized for political purposes and thuggery.
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with the police in any instance of a complaint of ragging. This would ensure that all cases would be formally investigated under the criminal justice system, and not by the academic institutions' own ad-hoc bodies.
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In 1997, Kelum Thushara Wijetunge, a first-year student at the Hardy Technical institute in Ampara, died from kidney failure after he was forced to do tough exercises and drink excessive quantities of liquor.
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The Indian Supreme Court has taken a strong stand to prevent ragging. In 2006, the court directed the H.R.D. Ministry of the Govt. of India to form a panel which will suggest guidelines to control ragging.
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In 2007, the Supreme Court directed that all the higher educational institutions should include information about all the ragging incidents in their brochures/prospectus of admission.
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Welcoming the Supreme Court's judgment on ragging, Dr. Raghavan said, "there are finally signs that the recommendations to prevent ragging in colleges will be taken seriously".
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to recommend anti-ragging measures. The Raghavan Committee report, submitted to the court in May 2007, includes a proposal to include ragging as a special section under the
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was passed in the Sri Lankan parliament. As specified in the detailed note of the Act, it is identified as an Act to eliminate ragging and other forms of violent and cruel
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passage. The creation of 'safe spaces' and travelling in larger groups are just some techniques employed by a growing movement of students trying to combat ragging.
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Subsequently, UGC has made few amendments to the Regulation. As per these,
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1826:"Ragging in our universities: A symptom or a disease? – Groundviews"
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1249:"Maharashtra govt to strengthen anti-ragging laws, check caste bias"
1041:"Anti-ragging helpline: 1.6 lakh dialled, but only 1,400 complained"
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As per UGC regulations, it is mandatory for a college to register a
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1430:"University Grants commission ::Ragging Related Circulars"
952:"All four accused held guilty of ragging Aman Kachroo to death"
833:"Part III-Section 4: University Grants Commission Notification"
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In 1997, 21-year-old S. Varapragash, an engineering student of
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In 1974, ragging of trainee mathematics teachers at the then
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289:Central Government and Supreme Court Legislation
1325:"Honbl. Supreme Court interim order on Ragging"
1198:"18 ragging accused face expulsion from hostel"
940:. Society Against Violence in Education (SAVE).
711:Approach of jadavpur university towards ragging
1224:"MIT principal charged for neglecting ragging"
134:Anti-Ragging Helpline and anonymous complaints
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1859:"A discussion with Prof.Chandima Wijebandara"
1743:"Campus hall stormed: academics held hostage"
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2059:Abeyratne, Dharma Sri (16 December 2011).
1567:Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education
1298:"Raghavan Committee Recommendation Report"
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908:Harsh Agarwal; et al. (16 May 2007).
630:List of hazing deaths in the United States
358:Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education
242:(Maharashtra Act XXXIII). 1999. p. 3.
225:(Maharashtra Act XXXIII). 1999. p. 2.
208:(Maharashtra Act XXXIII). 1999. p. 2.
139:complaints can be registered anonymously.
1839:Wickramasinghe, Nanda (2 December 2002).
1142:"What does State's anti-ragging Act say?"
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1655:Jayasena, P.H.A.N.S. (30 October 2002).
1274:"Court: form panel to look into ragging"
2009:"Legal framework on university ragging"
1940:"Hounded to death by campus tormentors"
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276:Maharashtra Institute of Technology
2061:"Ragging in its death throes - SB"
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1222:Chavan, Vijay (7 September 2015).
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1620:"Ragging and 'teaching sessions'"
755:Tiwari, Anil Kumar (2022-09-14).
589:University of Sri Jayewardenepura
527:University of Sri Jayewardenepura
371:In India it is a sereous problem
1563:"Ragging: History and Evolution"
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261:Information Technology Act, 2000
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1343:"R. K. Raghavan hails verdict"
348:Anti-ragging movement in India
126:However, the Anti-Ragging NGO
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1704:"V. W. Kularatne - J.P. U.M."
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38:. The practice is similar to
1448:"Anti-ragging 3rd amendment"
1140:Shelar, Jyoti (2019-05-31).
330:University Grants Commission
249:Rajiv Gandhi Medical College
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938:"The Terror Called Ragging"
649:Omer, Shahab (2023-02-01).
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1494:"Independent Media Center"
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724:"Annual Report 2010-2011"
311:First Information Reports
193:Government of Maharashtra
79:'anti-ragging helpline'.
2445:Psychological projection
2307:Referee and umpire abuse
2099:Ragging in India- Menace
1958:"Undergrad's body found"
1808:"A total ban on ragging"
585:University of Peradeniya
510:University of Peradeniya
496:University of Peradeniya
281:In June 2019, after the
148:first information report
1764:Death of S. Varapragash
1724:Ragging – My Experience
485:Vidyalankara University
269:Seth GS Medical College
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1329:Supreme Court of India
500:Faculty of Agriculture
283:suicide of Payal Tadvi
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840:The Gazette of India
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541:University of Jaffna
469:Adverse consequences
403:improve this article
2360:Abusive supervision
2287:Psychological abuse
2262:Institutional abuse
1828:. 30 November 2009.
1713:on 22 October 2012.
1518:. Calcutta, India:
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181:Sudhanshu Ji Mahara
2440:Playing the victim
2332:Surveillance abuse
2282:Professional abuse
2203:Cruelty to animals
1964:. 1 September 2022
1787:www.dailymirror.lk
1769:2009-02-28 at the
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