Interviews of Experts

Interviews of experts

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In order to get the opinion about ragging from those colleges and universities where ragging is dominant( mainly medical and engineering colleges). We took the interview of Mr. Tapas Ray , lecturer of Behrampore Medical College.

Q. Sir what is your opinion about Ragging?

Ans:- Ragging is Characterized by violent forceful activity by 2^nd or 3^rd year students on 1^st year

students. It's a brutal torture on the freshers.

Q. Do you think Ragging helps in breaking the shyness of the students?

Ans:- No, I don’t think Ragging helps in breaking the shyness of the students

Q. If you were the authority then what steps you would have taken against Ragging.

Ans:- a) I would have launched an awareness campaign first.

b) I would have formed a 3 member committee against ragging. In this committee college

principle,teacher representative,1^st year student and hostel superintendent would have been

the members.

c) I would have kept constant monitoring whether any incidence occurs in the college campus/hostel.

d) I would have taken strong action if ragging happened.

Q. What advice you would like to give to a person showing depression and suicidal tendency

and what measure should be taken to stop the suicides of these students.?

Ans:- Life is a struggle ,its all about fighting at every point. Don’t waste this life by killing yourself.

Measures to be taken to stop the suicides of students:-

a)Constant mental and psychological support.

b)If the depression is severe then admit the student in mental hospital and treat accordingly.

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To get the experts Comment ,we also took the interview of our Principal Sir as he is an intelligent man and has a better sense and experience of life and people.

Q.1 Sir what is your opinion about Ragging?

Ans. Ragging in no form is good,Ragging in the older days was taken in different and positive way. It

was a mode of introduction. The purpose was to bring the freshers to the mainstream. It was for fun

.Over the year it has changed because of negativity.

Q.2 Do you think that Ragging helps in breaking the shyness of the Raggers?

Ans. Yes it really does,but not now .it used to be. It should be positive and not reactive,it should be

proactive,it should be acceptable and up to a limit. Ragging is good up to the extent of acceptance.

Q.3 Have you ever experienced Ragging in your College Days?

Ans. No ,fortunately because I never attended any technical college although it was there in general

colleges. It was very rare and not so severe.

Q.4 What kind of Ragging it Was?If no then if something like that would have happened with

you that time then what would have been your reaction?

Ans. Definitely I would have reacted but its difficult to say how as I never experienced it.

Q.5 If you were the official authorities then what steps you would have taken?

Ans. I would have tried to take control in the beginning and would have taken precaution. If even after

that things are uncontrollable then I would have involved the Police or rusticated the students.

Q.6 What according to you is the main reason behind Ragging and does it have any outcome?

Ans.(1) Student don't understand the meaning of Ragging

(2)Students have developed negative attitude,

(3)Some people join it for sadistic pleasure,sadism is a mental disease.

(4)Some time students take drug and alcohol and then do

these things called Ragging without having control over their body and mind.

Q.7 If something like Ragging happens with your near and dear one then what advice you would like to give him/her?

Ans. If students are not crossing their limit and ragging just for fun in a positive way then I would

advice him/her to adapt it. If its severe then report it to parents as well as college authorities.

Q.8 If someone is suffering from depression due to ragging or showing suicidal tendency then what steps should be taken?

Ans. All moral as well as legal support should be extended which will result in confidence building.

Q.9 Do you think its good to publish news of Ragging in print and Digital Media?

Ans I don't say its wrong but just for awareness,the role of media is to expose the cruelty and truth. Its

not their role to judge. There’s nothing wrong but media should not project them as heroes or

idolize them or present them as criminals.

* due to shortage of time we could only ask some basic but important question from Mr. Tapas Ray.