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From: Dr. Ajay Singh <ajay.singh.aiims@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Subject: [PMARC] AIIMS............
To: Dalits Media Watch <PMARC@dgroups.org>
Dear friends
It its very unfortunate to start with the incident happened at AIIMS regarding the suicide of my junior Balmukund bharti a 2004 batch student of MBBS at AIIMS on 3rd March 2010 but I see this as a very alarming situation because every time such incident happens same line of remarks come from Administration whether it is AIIMS , CSMMU Lucknow or any other medical college;
1.The said student was not able to cope with the amount of pressure at the institute , he was consistently failing in particular field , he was depressed but in all their explanation for the cause of death they miserably fail on explaining WHY???? this all is happening or they are too smart to very conveniently escape the real issue, "What instigated him to take such an extreme step?"
2.To talk about caste prejudices being one of the important cause of such incident is not welcomed at any point and the irony is that if you dare to speak about this angle first and foremost duty is to explain your own colleague mostly from your own community and convince them that this is a harsh truth though they all are aware of the fact that how "THE CASTE" plays a crucial role in all these incident and surprisingly majority of suicide in such big Institutions echelons of knowledge the 80%-90%victims are from reserved category but yet to speak about this thing is like sailing against the tide and all of sudden the main issue of suicide is secondary and you find yourself in the middle explaining each and everyone about your stand because," in this era of 21st century on papers caste discrimination is a thing of past which was abolished long time back by the sincere efforts of the Government of India" so all of sudden you are tagged a traitor who is against the harmony and integrity of Nation and hellbent to defame the institute you are studying in.
Friends this is not just an alarming but this is a helpless situation,because one person is not responsible it is the System which is to be blamed because whosoever become the part of the System forget his moral responsibility and to save this system becomes his priority and it seems like saving a boat having a hole in the bottom though the hole is small but it takes all the time of the sailor and not allow him to concentrate and to decide which route he has to take to reach the destination.
Friends regarding the suicide committed by Balmukund bharti I have following points to raise;
1. First and foremost it was not the first time as he tried a week ago to end his life and was taken to casuality for the treatment Why was he not admitted and kept under observation as suicidal tendency is in itself indication for admission and observation. Why he was not seen by the Psychiatric Consultant in Emergency ward these point if taken care of in time would have stopped this untoward incident.
2. Again the point of he being failed in the said examination what steps were taken to help him in this context and this is the similar case that had happened to Sushil Chaudhary of CSMMU Lucknow. The Dean of AIIMS should take moral responsibility and should be answerable.
3. Balmukund when came to AIIMS he was beaten up and abused by the wingmates and finally he has to change his room.
4. One unique thing happened in this case Balmukund always wanted to change his caste and for this he even abandoned his parents and assumed a so called higher caste couple as his parents. In last two years he changed his name twice rest of the details are not available but eventually will come out but the point is that why he wanted to be in a so called higher caste the reason is that may be the root cause of the depression and other failure were attributed to his caste.
5. Balmukund is not just not one case but it is an epitome of caste prejudice costing his life he tried his best to get rid of the shackles of caste but miserably failed.
6. The whole incident clearly shows the, "Callous attitude" of inept AIIMS administration by the very fact that they have not implemented the ,"Thorat Committee Recommendations" in letter and spirit which was commissioned by the present Prime Minister in 2006 and that was for safeguarding the interest of underprivileged students, Residents at AIIMS
Dear friends to me it is just the tip of the iceberg We are not just loosing our talents but also those who could have become the pillars to fight this haunting environment and to build strength for our Community, then Society and then our Nation. I don't know how many Balmukund, Sushil chaudhary have to sacrifice and die in anonymity but one thing is very clear that though I am disturbed but I am not broken this is the need of hour ,"We need a committed struggle and everyone should extend his helping hand in order to put an end to such unfortunate events"
Dr.Ajay kumar Singh
MBBS (AIIMS)
09810849616
From: Dr. Ajay Singh <ajay.singh.aiims@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Subject: [PMARC] AIIMS............
To: Dalits Media Watch <PMARC@dgroups.org>
Dear friends
It its very unfortunate to start with the incident happened at AIIMS regarding the suicide of my junior Balmukund bharti a 2004 batch student of MBBS at AIIMS on 3rd March 2010 but I see this as a very alarming situation because every time such incident happens same line of remarks come from Administration whether it is AIIMS , CSMMU Lucknow or any other medical college;
1.The said student was not able to cope with the amount of pressure at the institute , he was consistently failing in particular field , he was depressed but in all their explanation for the cause of death they miserably fail on explaining WHY???? this all is happening or they are too smart to very conveniently escape the real issue, "What instigated him to take such an extreme step?"
2.To talk about caste prejudices being one of the important cause of such incident is not welcomed at any point and the irony is that if you dare to speak about this angle first and foremost duty is to explain your own colleague mostly from your own community and convince them that this is a harsh truth though they all are aware of the fact that how "THE CASTE" plays a crucial role in all these incident and surprisingly majority of suicide in such big Institutions echelons of knowledge the 80%-90%victims are from reserved category but yet to speak about this thing is like sailing against the tide and all of sudden the main issue of suicide is secondary and you find yourself in the middle explaining each and everyone about your stand because," in this era of 21st century on papers caste discrimination is a thing of past which was abolished long time back by the sincere efforts of the Government of India" so all of sudden you are tagged a traitor who is against the harmony and integrity of Nation and hellbent to defame the institute you are studying in.
Friends this is not just an alarming but this is a helpless situation,because one person is not responsible it is the System which is to be blamed because whosoever become the part of the System forget his moral responsibility and to save this system becomes his priority and it seems like saving a boat having a hole in the bottom though the hole is small but it takes all the time of the sailor and not allow him to concentrate and to decide which route he has to take to reach the destination.
Friends regarding the suicide committed by Balmukund bharti I have following points to raise;
1. First and foremost it was not the first time as he tried a week ago to end his life and was taken to casuality for the treatment Why was he not admitted and kept under observation as suicidal tendency is in itself indication for admission and observation. Why he was not seen by the Psychiatric Consultant in Emergency ward these point if taken care of in time would have stopped this untoward incident.
2. Again the point of he being failed in the said examination what steps were taken to help him in this context and this is the similar case that had happened to Sushil Chaudhary of CSMMU Lucknow. The Dean of AIIMS should take moral responsibility and should be answerable.
3. Balmukund when came to AIIMS he was beaten up and abused by the wingmates and finally he has to change his room.
4. One unique thing happened in this case Balmukund always wanted to change his caste and for this he even abandoned his parents and assumed a so called higher caste couple as his parents. In last two years he changed his name twice rest of the details are not available but eventually will come out but the point is that why he wanted to be in a so called higher caste the reason is that may be the root cause of the depression and other failure were attributed to his caste.
5. Balmukund is not just not one case but it is an epitome of caste prejudice costing his life he tried his best to get rid of the shackles of caste but miserably failed.
6. The whole incident clearly shows the, "Callous attitude" of inept AIIMS administration by the very fact that they have not implemented the ,"Thorat Committee Recommendations" in letter and spirit which was commissioned by the present Prime Minister in 2006 and that was for safeguarding the interest of underprivileged students, Residents at AIIMS
Dear friends to me it is just the tip of the iceberg We are not just loosing our talents but also those who could have become the pillars to fight this haunting environment and to build strength for our Community, then Society and then our Nation. I don't know how many Balmukund, Sushil chaudhary have to sacrifice and die in anonymity but one thing is very clear that though I am disturbed but I am not broken this is the need of hour ,"We need a committed struggle and everyone should extend his helping hand in order to put an end to such unfortunate events"
Dr.Ajay kumar Singh
MBBS (AIIMS)
09810849616
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