India’s student suicide crisis: A nation watching marks, missing minds

India’s student-suicide crisis is no longer a series of isolated tragedies but a structural failure unfolding across classrooms and homes. NCRB data shows a steep decade-long rise, while recent cases expose how humiliation, bullying, fractured communication and stigma go unnoticed. Experts, principals and parents argue that prevention demands emotionally safe schools, responsive families and systems that learn to listen early.

India’s student suicide crisis: A nation watching marks, missing minds
India’s student-suicide crisis is no longer a series of isolated tragedies but a structural failure unfolding across classrooms and homes. NCRB data shows a steep decade-long rise, while recent cases expose how humiliation, bullying, fractured communication and stigma go unnoticed. Experts, principals and parents argue that prevention demands emotionally safe schools, responsive families and systems that learn to listen early.