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Aamir Khan in an early appearance in Holi, credited as Aamir Hussain
         anger. At a time when dissent is ruthlessly        stress, depression, frustration and suicides
         crushed, the film, with all its rough              after exam time. Elkunchwar, who, as a
         edges, remains topical. In India, even             college professor in real life, must have
         today, college education is job-oriented,          observed students closely, was able to write
         encouraging learning by rote rather than           a play that captured youthful anxiety with
         understanding the requirement and                  empathy and authenticity.
         aptitude of the student. This results in






























         Ragging in colleges was rampant, and led to a spate of suicides as well as other mental health issues


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