Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education
{{Short description|Indian non-governmental organisation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
|name=Coalition to Uproot
Ragging from Education
|logo=Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education.jpg
|type=Research and Advocacy
|founded_date=2001
|founder=Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal,
Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram
|location=New Delhi
|origins=
|key_people=Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Naveen Kumar
|area_served=India
|focus=Ragging, Bullying, Hazing in Educational Institutions
|method=Research, Government Policy,
Media Attention, Direct-appeal
Campaigns
|revenue=
|endowment=
|num_volunteers=
|owner=
|Non-profit_slogan=
|homepage=[http://www.noragging.com www.noragging.com]
|tax_exempt=
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}}
The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education (CURE) is a voluntary, non-profit NGO in India, dedicated to the elimination of ragging in India.
History
CURE began in July 2001,{{cite news
| url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070220/asp/calcutta/story_7415926.asp
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035850/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070220/asp/calcutta/story_7415926.asp
| url-status= dead
| archive-date= 30 September 2007
| title= Crusade to put an end to ragging
| author= Deepankar Ganguly
| date= 20 February 2007
| accessdate= 2007-06-01
| location=Calcutta, India
| work=The Telegraph
}} in Delhi, and has grown to a membership of 470, mostly students.
In February 2007, CURE reported to the Supreme Court appointed Raghavan committee on ways to prevent ragging in Indian universities, highlighting the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in the name of ragging.{{cite web | title=Sex, crime in the name of ragging
| url= http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/sexual-abuse-in-the-name-of-ragging-40692.html
| author= Divya Iyer
| publisher= CNN-IBN
| date= 2007-05-16
| accessdate= 2007-06-01
}} CURE also highlighted institutional unwillingness to acknowledge ragging,{{cite web
| title= SC committee wants a law to curb ragging
| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=86888e6b-ba03-4829-bd3a-ff085522d9b5&&Headline=SC+committee+wants+a+law+to+curb+ragging
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930034623/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=86888e6b-ba03-4829-bd3a-ff085522d9b5&&Headline=SC+committee+wants+a+law+to+curb+ragging
| url-status= dead
| archive-date= 30 September 2007
| author= Chetan Chauhan
| publisher= Hindustan Times
| date= 2007-05-15
| accessdate= 2007-06-01
}} citing loss of reputation as their reason.
Goals and research
CURE's stated goals are to create awareness about ragging and its ill-effects, provide alternate means of interaction to Indian students and censure those involved in ragging. Their research points to ragging as not being "harmless fun",{{cite news
| title= Severe ragging is very much prevalent
| url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/03/stories/2007040315610400.htm
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070907105728/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/03/stories/2007040315610400.htm
| url-status= dead
| archive-date= 2007-09-07
| author= Parul Sharma
| date= 2007-04-03
| accessdate= 2007-06-01
| work= The Hindu
| location=Chennai, India
References
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External links
- [http://www.noragging.com CURE Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309103321/http://noragging.com/ |date=9 March 2021 }}
Category:Organisations based in Delhi