Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education
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Founder: Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram
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.
Contents
* 1 HISTORY
* 2 GOALS AND RESEARCH
* 3 REFERENCES
HISTORY
CURE began in July 2001,[1] in Delhi, and has grown to a membership of several
hundreds, 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.
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]
REFERENCES
1. ^ a b Deepankar Ganguly (20 February 2007). Crusade to put an end to
ragging. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
2. ^ Divya Iyer (May 16, 2007). Sex, crime in the name of ragging. CNN-IBN.
Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
3. ^ a b Chetan Chauhan (May 15, 2007). SC committee wants a law to curb
ragging. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
4. ^ Parul Sharma (Apr 03, 2007). Severe ragging is very much prevalent. The
Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
