Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Daily Mirror editorial on October 08, 2026 about ragging in universities is commendable for highlighting this nationwide malaise which must be eradicated forthwith because it deters the morale of almost all future aspirants of university education.
Whenever an incident of ragging is reported, there arises a hullabaloo on the media with some focus on ways and means of curbing it, but no solution has been offered by any government yet.
There are laws, penalties, security measures, punishments, for the offenders but the vicious circle of this barbaric practice continues unabated. The so called aims of ragging such as, socialising, bonding, fostering senior -junior camaraderie, solidarity, cultivating egalitarianism ...