To quote a few grave and blatant instances: Aniket Ambhore, a third-year Dalit student at IIT-Bombay died by suicide in 2014. In January, 2016, Rohith Vemula, a brilliant student of the Central University of Hyderabad -- known to me for five years -- was harassed by reactionary social and political forces (including the University administration) to the point where he chose to end his life
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