Education is the dream of the future but a Nepali girl in Odisha's KIIT is dying.

Education is the dream of the future but a Nepali girl in Odisha's KIIT is dying. Where there should be books, laboratories and classrooms, there are only suicides, silence and post-mortem reports. The fact that two Nepali schoolgirls were found dead inside a hostel within a span of two months is not just unfortunate, it is a hideous reflection of institutional neglect, insensitivity and diplomatic weakness of the state. Shall we remain silent? Is this university a place of study or a planned death camp for Nepali girls?
19-year-old Prisa Sah of Parsa was a first-year B.Tech student. She was found dead in the room of hostel number 111. Sadly, this is the second incident. Earlier, 20-year-old Prakriti Lamsal of Rupandehi committed suicide due to neglect, mental torture and blackmail by the college administration. That too despite two complaints to the university administration.
Can we see only coincidence in the role of this organization? Or is systemic negligence and inhumanity lurking? Even after the death of the two girls, the university, the police and the embassy are silent. They are merely repeating the formal line 'Investigation is underway', which can neither give peace to the souls of the dead, nor guarantee the safety of the living students. KIIT has 40 thousand students. At least 1,200 of them are Nepalese. However, the management here does not show any concern for his safety and mental balance. Because of this, incidents like abuse, harassment, neglect of complaints and finally suicide have been repeated. This is a warning about where and how our daughters are forced to lose their lives in the name of education. No longer words, but direct actions are needed.
The Nepali Embassy in India should give high priority to the investigation in this incident. Government of Nepal should stop giving NOC to KIIT by keeping it in high risk list. Talks should be started with India at the diplomatic level to bring justice to the families of the victims. An effective system for awareness training, counseling and listening to complaints should be developed for students going abroad.
Nepalese parents send their daughters abroad to educate them, not to mourn them. And the desire that Nepali girls are safe is not just sentimentality, it is a constitutional obligation of the state.
– Santosh Simkhada, Tokyo, Japan