Reflections on two deaths, one conversation in the Delhi Metro, and a profound lesson from people who have lived on the margins. Yesterday's Indian Express carried two heartbreaking news reports. One described the death of a young IIT Bombay student who was found hanging in his hostel room. Another reported the death of an Assistant Professor at IIT Kharagpur, with police investigating it as a possible suicide. These were not stories of academic failure. They were reminders that achievement, intelligence, and professional success do not necessarily protect us from emotional suffering. They compel us to ask a deeper question: What happens when people stop feeling seen? A Conversation that Stayed with Me Earlier this week, while travelling in the Delhi NCR Metro, I met an MBA graduate working in the technology sector. Our conversation began with a viral social media post about an MBA graduate who had become a beggar but still spoke fluent English. Instead of judging the man,...
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