Hostel terrace locked
Today, the terrace of our hostel has been locked as per instructions received from the supreme court.
Students committing suicide in technical and medical universities are reaching high rates and how do they decide to solve that problem? By putting a band-aid on a problem that has been growing like weed for the past century. A highly outdated education system, an exponentially rising population that directly enhances the toxic competitive environment, the rise of Hindutva causing divide among the population, and a severe lack of a solution to the caste system. The government relies on the infighting of its civilians, dodging a need to do anything about it.
No wonder students of this country are depressed. They know how mentally exhausted we are. And yet, they can barely do anything about their mental health.
A terrace is hardly the only way to die, I'd say, there are much better ways to die if someone really wanted to. It does not solve the problem at all. The root causes remain, the deep rooted societal and parental pressure, living in a shame-based society, a lack of support and finally, an educational system that is still bad.
They are doing nothing but taking away a place where people go to dry their clothes and get fresh air. Girls hostels already have strict in-times. Ours is 7 pm, and we are practically caged after 10 pm as both our main gate and hostel grill is locked. We cannot even visit the neighbouring girls hostel. The terrace was all we had after 10 pm. There is also no record of anyone dying there. However, the boys hostels have had deaths and most don't even have a terrace. In fact, the only boys hostel with a terrace won't be close because they don't have a door. So yeah, add misogyny and sexism to the whole thing too.
I remember when I was having a hard time in my life.
Nothing made me feel better than looking up at the stars in the night sky from the terrace as the cold night air hit my face.
Goodbye, old friend.