Suicide is on the rise in India. Everyone is talking about mental health awareness. In such times, it is equally CRUCIAL to speak up against discrimination and humiliation faced by the marginalised and the poorest. A thread. (1/n)
#justiceforSushanthSinghRajput and all others.

I am Rohit vemula, dalit student doing PhD in HCU. A researcher who in the name of punishment did not receive his fellowship for 7 months and was thrown out of the hostel.
Listen to my last words below.

I was killed by the castiest institution.

@vemula_radhika (2/n)

I am Fatima Lateef (19), a first year PhD student of @iitmadras . My Muslim identity was too much for some of my professors who harassed and humiliated me. My name itself was a problem. I died by suicide on Nov 9, 2019. Waiting for a fair probe.

Islamophobia killed me. (3/n)

I am Dr. Payal Salim Tadvi, a gynecologist and an Adivasi Muslim- the first doctor in my family. I faced "extreme harrasement" in my medical college. After reporting, the torture increased further. I died by suicide on May 22, 2019

Institutional discrimination killed me. (4/n)

I am Mohammed gulzar (25), I attended the Tablighi conference. I was beaten by a mob and its video was circulated. I have a history of mental illness. I died by suicide in the isolation centre. My test came -ve. My 8 months old son waits for me.

Indian media killed me. (5/n)

I am @RizwanaTabassum (27), a fierce independent journalist from Banaras.I dared to dream like all other Indian women, who constitute 37% of the global female suicide deaths.10 women kill themselves every hour in India.I died by suicide on May 4, 2020.

Patriarchy killed me.(6/n)

I am Mukesh(30), a migrant labourer in Gurgaon. After seeing my kids starve for 3 days,I couldn't take it. You treated us like dirt, stopped our wages and drove us homeless and jobless.There are so many others like me.

Your urban apathy and misgovernance killed us.(7/n)

I am an Indian farmer. You probably don't know my name or see my story. Around 29 of us kill ourselves by suicide everyday. Our cries don't reach you. They are just a number for you. Corporates killed me.

Watch Nero's guest by @PSainath_org on YouTube. Here is the trailer(8/n)