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With the beginning of new academic year, several ragging incident have been reported in Sri Lankan universities. The new academic year was commenced on March,2013 and so far several minor ragging incidents are reported.
However the Sri Lankan Higher Education Minister has guaranteed to wipe out ragging from universities this year but still it is prevailing secretly within the university system.

Ragging is a verbal, physical or psychological abuse on newcomers to university or any educational institutions. According to the wikipedia ,Sri Lanka is said to be its worst affected country in the world

History
There is no record to prove such an act has prevailed in the ancient Sri Lankan educational institutions such as Mahavihara or Abhayagiri Vihara. It was in the post World War II era, a concept called ragging came into existence. Ragging is not an indigenous phenomenon, but a direct result of the British colonialism in Sri Lanka.[a] Soldiers returning from war re-entered the college and brought with them the technique of ragging learned in military camp. These techniques were used to make individual fail as an individual and succeed as a team. But eventually when lesser number of military persons entered the universities, ragging lost in primary objectives and became a violent and hazardous exercise.

Present State
Ragging continues to happen in most of Sri Lankan universities, schools and several private institutions.
In majority of the cases, ragging implies that seniors mocking and jesting at freshers. There is a certain period of time,
usuallythe first few months in the university, assigned for each and every undergraduate to undergo ragging.
This period is known as the ragging period. In Sri Lanka, several types of ragging can be observed.

Introduction
Inception of ragging can be pleasant at first, hence the name Mal Samaya. During this week or so, all newcomers are ordered to memorize the name and hometown of their peers. The objective of this exercise is said to be increasing the friendship among batch mates (locally termed as batch fit).



Dress Code Ragging
The freshmen are asked to dress in a specific dress code for a particular period of time. For the dress code prescribed is generally weird, e.g. dressing totally in white or black with the hair oiled and combed in a particular style, dressing shirts that do not contain stripes, dressing long skirts for girls. The dress code ragging may make the freshmen feel awkward and uncomfortable as it often brings them unnecessary attention from everybody else.

Playing the Fool
The freshmen may be asked to do silly things like climbing a tree, kissing a tree, proposing to someone from the opposite sex, holding a hand of someone from opposite sex and walking etc.






Verbal Torture
Verbal torture involves indulging in loose talks. The freshmen may be asked to sing the lyrics of any vulgar song or use abusive language in the presence of a large number of peers. During this time, seniors assign an abusive and demeaning nickname, known as card to the juniors and they have to be called by that name throughout their entire university life. In some universities, this nickname is changed to a less vulgar name after the ragging period. These aliases are used primarily as a means of preventing the university authorities identifying the students who are involved in ragging and other unlawful activities. The form of verbal ragging differs from one institution to another. In some universities, students have to memorize poems made up of filth and recite them in front of others.

Physical Torture
This is the severest form of ragging that could take place in a university. Some seniors are mainly interested in details such as the anatomical description of one’s body parts, his or her sexual interests etc. In many cases, the freshmen have been asked to strip before the seniors. However, sexual abuse of female students remains rare. Outstation students who stay in hostels are most vulnerable to ragging. They may be asked to do odd acts such as having showers several times per day, and having showers around midnight with cold water. Some extreme cases like inserting candles in vaginae (as in the case of Rupa Rathnaseeli), putting testicles in a drawer and having it closed, pushing straightened out coat-hangers into ears, striking the penis over a long period of time (termed bonchi kadeema) are also reported.[5] This period of time is termed Bheeshana Samaya in university jargon.

Adverse consequenses of Ragging

Ragging has been frequently associated with a broad spectrum of physical, behavioral, emotional and social problems among the victims. It has independently increased suicide risks in Sri Lankan universities. Each year, dozens of students leave their course due to unbearable ragging they undergo. And a new tendency is emerging as students who complete their GCE Advanced Level examination enter private higher educational institutions where ragging remains minimum, without entering government universities.[6] Ragging is not merely a socio-legal problem. It has a certain psychological basis too. Most of the senior students do not will to rag their juniors. But they also succumb to the peer pressure in the end.

Politics in Ragging

Various academics have pointed out that politics has taken control of the university students’ unions and thus has a direct influence on ragging.[7] This has been proven by the fact that student leaders who are controlling the movements, predominantly the convenors of Inter University Students' Federation have become members of political parties just after they finished their undergradaure course.

Major Incidents

•        In 1974, ragging of some trainee mathematics teachers at the then Vidyalankara University (now University of Kelaniya) prompted Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike's Government to appoint a one-man, V. W. Kularatne Commission. As a result, twelve undergraduates were expelled and four officials were penalised for their failure to take appropriate action against the ragging. This is the first major step taken against university ragging by a Sri Lankan government.
•        In 1975, University of Peradeniya was the first University in Sri Lanka to report a ragging related death when a 22 year old student of the Faculty of Agriculture, Rupa Rathnaseeli became paralyzed as a result of having jumped from the second floor of the hostel Ramanathan Hall to escape the physical ragging being carried out by the seniors. It was reported that she was about to have a candle inserted in her vagina just before she had jumped out of the hostel building.She committed suicide in 1997
•        In 1993, Chaminda Punchihewa, a student of University of Ruhuna, died as a result of ragging.
•        Prasanga Niroshana, a student from Hakmana, died as a result of unbearable ragging he underwent at Schools of Agriculture, Angunakolapallassa.
•        In 1997, 21 year old S. Varapragash, an Engineering student of University of Peradeniya, died from a kidney failure following severe ragging by senior students
•        A girl, also a first year student - in the University of Ruhuna committed suicide in 1997 as she was unable to bear ragging by her senior students
•        Kelum Thushara Wijetunge, a first year student at the Hardy Technical institute in Ampara, died in 1997, from a kidney failure after he was forced to do some tough exercises and drink excessive quantities of liquor as a part of ragging
•        In 2002, Samantha Vithanage, a third year Management student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, pioneered an anti-ragging campaign was killed at a meeting while in a discussion about ragging
•        In 2006, Prof. Chandima Wijebandara, the Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura resigned from his post due to an incident related to ragging. Professor has asked students to completely eliminate ragging from the university. Although the students promised to stop the abuse, they failed to keep the promise, which has resulted in the resignation of the Vice Chancellor

Legal Framework

The human rights of citizens of Sri Lanka are protected in terms of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka which is the supreme law in the country. According to this Constitution, any citizen can produce a petition to the Supreme Court in terms of the article 126 of the Constitution in case of a human right violation or a case closer to the infringement. The Constitution further highlights ruthless, brutal or contemptuous treatment to any party by another as a violation of human rights.[19] University students are also considered as citizens and are subjugated to the Common Law that prevails in the country. Accordingly, the constitutional constrains specified above are equally applicable to university students. Any form of civil or criminal offence executed by them are liable to be punished and in an instance of violation of such rights committed by university students, they shall be produced before the relevant Court and subject to suitable punishment that followed by the trial. After the series of ragging-related incidents happened in 1997, Prohibition of Ragging and Other Forms of Violence in Educational Institutions Act, No. 20 of 1998[20] was passed in the Sri Lankan parliament. As specified in the detailed note of the Act, it is identified as an Act to eliminate ragging and other forms of violent and cruel inhuman and degrading treatment from educational institutions. The Act specifies the relevant Higher Educational Institutions coming under the Act and that includes all the Higher Educational Institutions established under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978.

Anti-ragging movement

Unlike in India, there is no official anti-ragging movement in Sri Lanka. But with the situation of ragging worsening yearly, there is a self emerging an anti-ragging movement in each and every faculty of the university that ragging exists. In the case of University of Peradeniya, the largest university in Sri Lanka, anti-ragging movement has emerged in the year 1996. Prior to that, there was no movement against ragging, but certain individuals who escaped from the rag. In the mean time, anti-ragging movements started to appear in all other universities. Several faculties in several universities have become rag-free due to these movements, strengthened laws as well as practical difficulties in conducting ragging such as not providing accommodation facilities to the first year students. Internal clashes have erupted several times due to the friction between ragging and anti-ragging movements, best example being Samantha Vithanage, a third year Management student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, who pioneered an anti-ragging campaign was killed at a meeting while in a discussion about ragging. The Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake has stressed that firm action will be taken against those who are found guilty of such activities in future and would be expelled from the university.(Wikipedia)

32 comments:

  1. We also having that rag.But from that our batch gathered as one union, learn to work together and practiced to maintain a simple life. But I'm totally refused the rag. But dress codes are good,only that one.Because poor students not feel uncomfortable from that.

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  2. Though some say rags are good I'm totally against it. Because it causes inconvenience for the new comers.....

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  3. No need of any moment in universities, Universities must be more example than a school. So Ragging is not necessary. No one who is a human can accept that raging is a good thing. It is certainly a bad approach. So from now on please senior students stop it. FULL STOP IT. If you love your country truly. Because ragging can only lead us to create a bad impression on our universities...

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  4. Can a senior student or students come forward and agree to STOP Ragging in this forum? who are real human. WE should "LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE"
    Hate no one from your mind, by your tongue or by action. This was a teaching of LORD BUDDAH...

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  5. BULL SHIT RAGGING. IF SOME FEELS RAGGING IS VERY NECESSARY LET THEM FIRST RAG THEIR OWN MOTHER , FATHER .SISTER ,BROTHER & THEIR RELATIVES AND THEN COME TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT EQUALITY MAY PREVAIL IN THEIR FAMILY TOO. YOU IDIOTS... STOP THAT HELL RAGGING SO THAT YOU MAY NOT GO TO HELL TO SUFFER ETERNAL FIRE

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  6. me katha karanne university giya duwekuge amma kenek. please me rag eka student lata hiriharayak wena widihata nodenawanam hondai. hamotama satututu wiya haki deyak nam kamak na. but kunuharupa wani dewal kiyana oya putala labana satuta mokakda. manasika wadayak denne ai. ona tharam rag wela thamai university awe. please.. please mewa oyalawath nathara karanna

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    1. stop ragging in universities is not that simple even you talk against it as a senior inside university you have to pay price. lots of things happens there for most of ragging Antha...... is responsible

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  7. godak asawen university awa aya me rag eka nisa gewal walata giya. me rag karana duwala puthala me dewal danne nathuwa athi. parents la aneka duk windala thamai daruwanta uganne. please me dewal karana aya meka balanawanam please me de karanna epa. stop. oyalagen patan ganna. please. university study athaharala gedera puta giyahama ammata hart attack hadila maruna kiyala oyala danne nathuwa athi. please stop this. please please

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  8. Im so scared to go to campus bec of tiz ragging. Is there ragging in medical faculties of colombo japura n pera

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    1. pera medical faculty do not have any sort of ragging

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  9. manasika adu padukam thiyena, family wala problem thiyena students la thamai rag walata pelabenne. hamoma newei. me aya eyalage adu padukam pradharshanaya karanawa me wage wada walin. hamoma hondin innawanam eyalage bala gathi katawath penenene na ne. eyala balaporothu wenne mewage dewal walin new students la e ayath ekka thiyene friendship eka wadi wei kiyala. but hamoma kiyanne munwa maranna tharam hithenawa kiyala. me moda students la exam pass karala monawata university enawada kiyala deiyo thamai danne. annunta hirihara karala mokadda labana satuta.

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  10. Thama rag tynwda? plz keyanna. .

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    1. yes there is but you may find it as a good experience don't be scared

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    2. Fuck you fuck you fuck youuuuuuu

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  11. man uni. ynna inna kenek. duk widala igenagena mehema dukak den epa apita. . demaupiyan laga gdk asarnawa duk widla slly hoyan igenagena mehema dukak den epa ayye. . akke . . oyalata godak pin. .

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  12. EVERY COMMENT IS BY ANONYMOUS.... me too.. you three...

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  13. does law faculty of colombo have ragging?

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  14. does law faculty of colombo has ragging

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  15. Colombo mgmt & fin faculty eke ragging thiyenawada?

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  16. me para colombo valin kidenek medicine ganida?

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  17. mn me awrudde uni select una.thama patan gatte na.matath rag kanna wei.baya na mn..mage age duwanne sinhala le.habai mn poronduwak dennm.mn ilaga awrudde idan ena man wage duppath mahanci wela igena gatta nangila mallilata me rag eka denna ida tiyanne na.mage cmps eka athule..ekata wirudda aya innanm happlila balamu.mata yaluwo kiyanne Ranja kiyla.mn migamuwen.Busdu saranai hamotama(meka presidda wennawat purasaramakatwath dapu comment ekak newe.kamathi aya wiswasa karanna)

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    1. mn oyage adahas walata godama godak kamathi.seriously.oyage aramuna sarthaka wenna kiyala mn wish karanwa.good luck

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  18. me para kolamba uni eke rag thiyeida?

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  19. sabaragamuweth rag da?

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  20. university studentsla rag karana eka nm ithamath naraka deyak.university thiyenne igennaganna misak studentslata marenakan wada denna nemei.me wage dewal nawaththanna thama katawathma bari unada???..

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  21. Kalaniya campus physical eke ragging thiyanawada? Monawada rag kiyala karanna thiyenne?

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  22. Source of this is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragging_in_Sri_Lanka

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  23. Any kind of ragging must be completely wiped out from all the universities and other educational institutions because it is totally an inhuman and mean act.
    It doesn't generate any goodwill or real friendship among the members of any peer groups.
    The genuine human beings have no right to torture any human being.
    If one indulges in ragging, it apparently divulges his or her mental deformity of uncontrolled revenging and teasing the innocents.
    When schools have strict discipline,the universities must have the most strict discipline.
    Discipline is always associated with proper rules as well as the due punishments.
    All the politicians and the academic staff of the universities must join hands to formulate the necessary rules and regulations in order to exterminate any kind of ragging.
    Anti raggers'unions must be founded in all the universities.Parents' societies also must be founded to shoulder the university staff as well as to rein the particular students who deviate the wrong way.
    All these are a timely necessity which must not be postponed any more.

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    No wonder

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