Topic: IIT Bombay
Another IIT Delhi student dies by suicide; Casteism, inequality, institutional harassment continues to claim lives
On 16 February, the Indian Institutes of Technology-Delhi community mourned the loss of Varad Sanjay Nerkar, marking the third student suicide incident within the institute recently.
IIT Bombay student group labels ‘Ram shobha yatra’, ‘Geet Ramayan’ musical event on campus as ‘surrender to Hindutva’
The IIT Bombay administration is organising a series of events on campus related to the Ram temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh on January 22.
Darshan Solanki told mother about caste discrimination in IIT Bombay, says chargesheet
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/iit-students-suicide-solanki-was-concerned-over-poor-marks-as-per-chat-says-chargesheet-8637594/
“He was harrased because of Dalit identity. He told me about this,” says IIT-B student Darshan’s father
In a 58-second public appeal video, Ramesh Solanki, father of the first-year B Tech Dalit student at IIT Bombay, who died by suicide on 12 February, asked people to participate in a candle march on 19 February so that “Darshan gets justice."
How many more Darshans and Anikets need to die?
A day after an 18-year-old Dalit student of IIT Bombay, Darshan Solanki, allegedly died by suicide due to discrimination, the APPSC (Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle) IIT Bombay, stated Darshan’s death is not a suicide, but an institutional murder.
“Not a personal issue, but an institutional murder.” IIT-B student group on Dalit student’s death by suicide
The recent death of an 18-year-old Dalit student of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is not a personal or individualised issue, but an institutional murder, alleged the student collective in the institute.
