Days after Fathima Latheef, a first-year student of IIT-Madras, committed suicide in the hostel room.

Fatima's parents have alleged that humiliation and religious discrimination by some of her faculty members had forced their young daughter to take the extreme step.

A native of Kollam in Kerala, 19-years-old Fathima Latheef was an integrated MSc first-year student in the institute’s Humanities and Social Sciences Department.

#IITMadras #JusticeForFathimaLatheef

https://thecognate.com/taunted-for-being-muslim-iit-madras-student-commits-suicide-blames-faculty/

Taunted For Being Muslim, IIT Madras Student Commits Suicide, Blames Faculty

Days after Fathima Latheef, a first-year student of IIT-Madras, committed suicide in the hostel room, her parents have alleged that humiliation and religious discrimination by some of her faculty members had forced their young daughter to take the extreme step. A native of Kollam in Kerala, 19-years-old Fathima Latheef was an integrated MSc first-year student […]

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@Revler @peeleraja news like these break my heart. It’s anguishing to loose talented people to some despicable act of people who are supposed to be nurturing them.