In a heartbreaking incident, a second-year student of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi died by suicide last week at her hometown in Telangana, citing financial crisis in a purported suicide note.
According to several media reports, Aishwarya Reddy, a B Sc Mathematics (Honours) student, hanged herself at her home in Shadnagar of Ranga Reddy district, police said. As per her family, in a note written in Telugu, Aishwarya Reddy said she wanted to become an IAS and had come to the home after the lockdown announcement in March, but did not want to become a burden on her family.
“No one is responsible for my death. I don’t want to become a burden on the family. I can’t live without studying, I was thinking about it and this [death] is the only way left for me,” the note reads.
Her family claimed that Aishwarya was depressed after she was asked to vacate her hostel in Delhi by October-end at a time when she was trying to get a laptop for her online studies. After her request, however, she was allowed to vacate the college hostel room by November 7. Her family said Aishwarya was even planning to visit Delhi, as per media reports.
The Indian Express reported, LSR principal Suman Sharma said Aishwarya had not reached out to the college for financial assistance: “It is a huge loss for us and it is very unfortunate that we were unable to help her. However, she had never approached any teacher from the mathematics department or hostel authorities with her issues. The college has many schemes and scholarships but she never asked for assistance. We also have many mechanisms for mental health help, but unfortunately she had not reached out for those either.”
Followed by the incident, netizens on the microblogging site has been demanding justice for Aishwarya. Twitter trend shows #JusticeForAishwarya on trending list wherein people are demanding answers for the innocent life’s sacrifice.
Have a look at the tweets:
Aishwarya, a Mathematics student who could not afford her education, said in her suicide note that she did not want to be burden on her family and did not want a life without education
Her scholarship was cancelled .
This is what modi is has done to India#JusticeForAishwarya
— Armaan (@Mehboobp1) November 9, 2020
A man can spend ₹8000 crs+ on customized planes , PR for self, while speaking each time on how poor he was since childhood in all rallies but cant pay for scholarships of needy bright futures of country?
Modi Gov spent ₹713 cr on ads between 2019-20 :RTI
#JusticeForAishwarya— Niraj Bhatia (@bhatia_niraj23) November 9, 2020
Shocking!! When students are committed suicide. Just for education. Today 2020 but our thinking 1980. No scholarship. No help for government. And biggest thing quota. No one thing good education for all students. No empowerment.@narendramodi @DrRPNishank #JusticeForAishwarya pic.twitter.com/12TyDzJXt6
— Soumyadip Sarkar (@soumya7041997) November 9, 2020
Government have no money for scholars but can spend money for Kangana , Shame. #JusticeForAishwarya pic.twitter.com/LJKHfKBBrj
— Muhammad (@muscatphoto) November 9, 2020
Heartbroken?
A student suicide becoz she can’t afford institutional fees .
It is the death of aspiration of students.
#justiceforaishwarya pic.twitter.com/5gCE0Og3W1— Suraj Singh (@itssurajid) November 9, 2020
A girl committed Suicide cause she could not afford education.
This is sad.
Reality is Do hi log to kama rahe education system and doctors.#ReleaseScholarships pic.twitter.com/aZ5C3LVGPv
— Ritu Thakur (@Sassy_Ritu) November 9, 2020
Brilliant Student ,Topper of a State Committed Sucide,because she was not able to pay for Mobile Data. ,She is not having Laptop For Proper Studies & Her Scholarship Amount Was Unpaid Due to Covid.
Modi Govt have money for Buying Plane ,but not for Students.#JusticeForAishwarya pic.twitter.com/6HDqf32Xer— chetan (@chetan4_U) November 9, 2020
The death of Aishwarya exposes loopholes in our Education System to include the ones frm the marginalized sections.
It’s not a suicide, but an institutional murder of young Aspirations.#JusticeForAishwarya#ReleaseScholarships
‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ has become a gimmick!! pic.twitter.com/zxk5pf91JE
— Viveksinh Tuver (@TuverViveksinh) November 9, 2020
Today we failed to save a meritorious student.
#JusticeForAishwaryaIt’s high time for all of us to build confidence and repose strength among students who are under distress. Let us save our students @KTRTRS#NoMoreAishwarya pic.twitter.com/6AEo3nr9tk
— Komatireddy Venkat Reddy (@KomatireddyKVR) November 9, 2020
Scholarships not at mercy, but as rights!#JusticeForAishwarya#ReleaseSchoraships pic.twitter.com/8uBeCsVo24
— Kadambari (@Kadamba40894329) November 8, 2020
She was a topper and did suicide. People will say different things but won’t try to understand her mentality.
This country is failing miserably.
Education system is a burden, not students.#JusticeForAishwarya pic.twitter.com/2pODHKVD53— The Readers post (@AuthorAbhishek_) November 8, 2020
#JusticeForAishwarya
This is really sad ?
Our country is having ‘Beti Padhao Beti Bachao’ initiative and see what is happening?
Totally Gimmick? pic.twitter.com/4OEDybHlQ2— Divya Katiyar (@soaringfizz) November 8, 2020
#JusticeForAishwarya
In the end this is heartbreaking, even after achieving a scholarship,she had to mortgage her house for studying. This should stop, making education a business should be stopped, also the education needs to be restructured.
How many lives is the target pic.twitter.com/k0PmJCq7AU— Aniket Niphade (@AniketNiphade) November 8, 2020
The death of Aishwarya exposes loopholes in our Education System to include the ones frm the marginalized sections.
It’s not a suicide, but an institutional murder of young Aspirations.#JusticeForAishwarya#ReleaseScholarships
‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ has become a gimmick!! pic.twitter.com/QCpHNyEkL5
— VOICE Against Injustice✊ (@001__Victoria) November 8, 2020
