Darshan Solanki was a first-year IIT Bombay student who died by suicide last year after allegedly experiencing caste-based discrimination. A year later, students say there is a need for more proactive measures by the IIT administration.
The students marched to the main gate where they were joined by students across colleges associated with different groups like the All India Student Federation, Ambedkar Students Collective, and Hundred Flowers group among others.
This is a reported piece on the student groups at IITs, who work on educating and building awareness around caste-based discriminations in Indian institutes of eminence.