After failing in two subjects, a Std IX student from Khargar committed suicide by hanging herself on Wednesday evening, when she was alone at home. In a report in this paper, the police said she left behind a suicide note. They also added that she was getting poor marks for a while and was under pressure. This news comes just a day after a girl from a Kurla school hanged herself in her home after she was pulled up for cheating in the final exam. She had smuggled in chits for an exam and was caught.

In both instances, two young lives have been lost and the bigger tragedy is that these deaths could have been so easily avoided. Though copying and failing are two different aspects, it shows us the importance of attaching a high value to human life. Youngsters have to be taught that nothing can be above human life. It is precious and needs to be preserved.