Resident doctor's suicide in Mumbai a grim reminder of how caste bias plagues India's educational institutes even today - Firstpost

Resident doctor's suicide in Mumbai a grim reminder of how caste bias plagues India's educational institutes even today  Firstpost

"My birth is my fatal accident... I always was rushing. Desperate to start a life... I am not sad. I am just empty. Unconcerned about myself. That's pathetic. And that's why I am doing this" — these were the last words written by Dalit PhD student Rohith Vemula before he committed suicide, alleging discrimination by hostel authorities at Hyderabad Central University. Vemula's death in 2016 brought to the mainstream a grave concern that has plagued India's educational institutes. The death of Dr Payal Tadvi, a 26-year-old resident doctor at Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital, brings back unpleasant ...

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