what is ragging?

Answer 1

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Ragging is a term used for active, systematical human rights abuses[citation needed], similar to hazing and fagging, in educational institutions in South Asia, the severest forms of which are found in engineering, medical and military colleges. It is committed by "senior" students (those in second year or higher) upon "freshers", in and outside on-campus residence, called hostels. Ragging has been declared a criminal offence in most states of India.

The forms of ragging may vary from one place to another, but the greatest common factor is the creation of an environment of persistent fear. As part of this effort, freshers are made to do petty work for seniors, which could include doing their academic assignments, doing their laundry, cleaning their rooms, and fetching them food and daily necessities. Freshers are made to sing and dance and please their seniors in whatever way the seniors would want. They are made to learn sexually charged limericks, which use obscene language. Freshers are also asked to perform parodies of homosexual behaviour, invariably asked to undress. They may also be asked to masturbate, hold each other's genitals, hug, kiss, etc., all amongst themselves even as the seniors watch them. Violence may range from incessant slapping to being beaten up with rods and hockey sticks.

Ragging is conducted during a fixed period in every institution, which may range from one day to the whole year. Once this period is over, 'seniors' suddenly become friends: the beginning of this new relationship is often a "fresher’s party". Seniors then go out of their way to help the freshers they “ragged”; almost becoming their guardians. This generalisation may not always be true. By this time, innumerable freshers already suffer from stress and trauma, and may thereafter continue to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders. Many leave their institution and some commit suicide.

But most 'survive' ragging, and are taken aback with the transformation of enemy into friend, and are only too happy to forget their trauma and move on. Ragging is thus the fresher’s passport to joining the college/hostel community, and many trudge along the ragging period because they wish to belong to the college community. The desire to belong is strongest in the adolscent period of one's life. Those who rebel against ragging are ostracised; retribution may also take the form of physical assault, leading to suicide or fatal injuries.

Similar but not exactly the same as the practise of 'hazing' in Western countries, ragging is a colonial legacy in the Indian sub-continent. The literal meaning of the word "ragging" is 'to tease'. Ragging is done ostensibly to 'break the ice' between 'seniors' and 'freshers'. In theory, it is said to be a means of 'interaction', but in practice it is more than that. Ragging, often explained away as a tradition, gives senior students unfair opportunity to control, abuse and exploit freshers, and derive sadistic pleasure, the sort that they will never again be able to.

Answer 2

Ragging is usually done in colleges to freshers.The seniors interact in funny ways with the juniors .Actually ragging was started to remove the fear away from the new students.But ,now a days it has taken new forms and has gone to the extent of physical abuse

Answer 3

mensturating to some people.....picking on you to others

"I feel like crap, I just started ragging."
or
"Chill out guy, I was just ragging on you."

Answer 4

RE:
what is ragging?

Answer 5

Like messig or joking on some1

Answer 6

can be like hazing or kidding, but also can mean nagging

Answer 7

peace_____________i think it means bullying. like if i grab your collar and rip it and ask you to give me your lunch money punk.