Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education

The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education (CURE) is a voluntary, non-profit NGO in India, dedicated to the elimination of ragging in India.

Coalition to Uproot
Ragging from Education
Founded2001
FounderHarsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal,
Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram
TypeResearch and Advocacy
FocusRagging, Bullying, Hazing in Educational Institutions
Location
Area served
India
MethodResearch, Government Policy,
Media Attention, Direct-appeal
Campaigns
Key people
Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Naveen Kumar
Websitewww.noragging.com

History

CURE began in July 2001,[1] in Delhi, and has grown to a membership of 470, 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. Deepankar Ganguly (20 February 2007). "Crusade to put an end to ragging". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  2. Divya Iyer (16 May 2007). "Sex, crime in the name of ragging". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  3. Chetan Chauhan (15 May 2007). "SC committee wants a law to curb ragging". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  4. Parul Sharma (3 April 2007). "Severe ragging is very much prevalent". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
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