Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education
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| Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education |
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| Founder(s) | Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram |
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| Type | Research and Advocacy |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Key people | Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg |
| Area served | India |
| Focus | Ragging, Bullying, Hazing in Educational Institutions |
| Method | Research, Government Policy, Media Attention, Direct-appeal Campaigns |
| Website | www.noragging.com |
The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education (CURE) is a voluntary, non-profit NGO in India, dedicated to the elimination of ragging in India.
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[edit] History
CURE began in July 2001,[1] in Delhi, and has grown to a membership of 470, mostly students.
In February 2007, CURE reported to the Supreme Court appointed Raghavan committee on ways to prevent ragging in Indian universities,[1] highlighting the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in the name of ragging.[2] CURE also highlighted institutional unwillingness to acknowledge ragging,[3] citing loss of reputation as their reason.
[edit] Goals and research
CURE's stated goals are to create awareness about ragging and its ill-effects, provide alternate means of interaction to Indian students and censure those involved in ragging. Their research points to ragging as not being "harmless fun",[4] but the cause of 25 suicides in 7 years[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Deepankar Ganguly (20 February 2007). Crusade to put an end to ragging. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ Divya Iyer (May 16, 2007). Sex, crime in the name of ragging. CNN-IBN. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ a b Chetan Chauhan (May 15, 2007). SC committee wants a law to curb ragging. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ Parul Sharma (Apr 03, 2007). Severe ragging is very much prevalent. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
