Acharya Prashant addresses the tragic issue of student suicides in top educational institutes, attributing the cause to extreme societal and academic pressure. He explains that children are dependent beings who are exploited by being told their life is worthless unless they achieve unrealistic goals. Since these goals are attainable by only a small percentage, the remaining majority are left feeling like failures. He argues that parents and educators fail to address the fundamental question of self-identity, instead supplying junk answers that equate the purpose of existence with material achievement and high-paying jobs in multinational corporations.
