A student's suicide....

I read with great sadness that a student who apparently was an academic topper hanged himself on the eve of the Board Exam.
My heart grieves for the family. My condolences to them and his circle of friends.
Somehow March is a terrible trying time for students. And so are the months when the results of the exams would be announced. So many young lives snuffed out in seconds.

So let us understand that we cannot do away with exams.
 But can we not make it easier for our children?
Aren't people in professions other than Medicine and Engineering doing well in life?
Indeed the reservation system and mark -centric education is stressful and more so in students who are in the General Category. So parents sell houses , transfer or give up jobs to be near the school they want their ward to be in.
And the pressure mounts on the child. The young mind is guilty that the parents are making sacrifices and that he/she has to excel in the exams. If not what?
Cannot parents and the school look at varied options?
Cannot the educators STOP COMPARISONS?
Cannot the fathers of girls stop the hunt for Engineers and Doctors?
Cannot the  community  stop looking at us Arts grads with disdain?
Cannot the parents and teachers STOP dumping dreams and expectations? hey we have moved a generation physically but are we realising it ?
And my dear dear dear students and children, THERE IS ALWAYS A SOLUTION, ALWAYS....

TALKING OUT - just talking out to someone in the family/school/friends/relatives/professionals WILL HELP