A student died recently, she was ultimately to blame,
That the system could have played a part, is an excuse that is lame.
She was a PhD candidate, perhaps of Scheduled caste,
In an institute filled with bright lads, she was doomed to fail from start.
How can the institute take the blame, don't they have a counseling cell,
If she was unhappy, she could have left the place, it was not a prison cell.
For all you know, the institute offered, courses in stoicism,
How to grit and bear the pain, its not their fault she didn't listen.
Why did she choose a guide, who would demand utmost of her,
Then fall sick and lose attendance, in the mid-sem draw a cipher.
Why was she born in a family, where it was second habit to succeed,
If despite all this she took her life, isn't she to blame indeed.
Token actions will be taken, token candlelight will be lit,
If we believe she could have been saved, lets kill the system, if so be it.
PS: The piece is inspired by a recent student suicide but is speculative and based on my feelings and knowledge of student suicides in general, and I am not privy to the actual facts of the case.
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