In the Kallakurichi case, the suicide note apparently left by Srimathi fleshed out by the police throws light on a region where schools boasting good infrastructure and facilities place a premium on academic performance. Though the growth of these schools is attributed largely to aspirational...

The crowd that had gathered in front of Sakthi International School in Kaniyamoor of Kallakurichi district on July 17 had probably not known or realized what was going to follow. Some 30 policemen had been posted. The police had thought that the parents of the girl who had committed suicide,...