As outrage over student suicides intensifies, experts are calling for reforms to create "mentally healthy schools" while angry parents' associations are demanding "government takeover" of institutions linked to such cases. In all, the focus is on systematic changes to prevent further loss of young lives.

On Tuesday, a Class-10 student of the St Columba's School in New Delhi, who once dreamt of becoming "the next Shah Rukh Khan", took a fatal step and jumped off the platform of the overground Rajendra Place Metro station following months of alleged harassment by his teachers.

While the tragic incident has sparked nationwide debate, with some blaming schools and others siding with parents, mental health expert Neha Kirpal cautions that such polarisation is misplaced.

She emphasises that “

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