Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education

The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education (CURE) is a voluntary, non-profit NGO in India, dedicated to the elimination of ragging in India.

Coalition to Uproot
Ragging from Education

Founded	2001
Founder	Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram
Type	Research and Advocacy
Focus	Ragging, Bullying, Hazing in Educational Institutions
Location	New Delhi
Area served	India
Method	Research, Government Policy, Media Attention, Direct-appeal Campaigns
Key people	Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Naveen Kumar
Website	www.noragging.com

History

CURE began in July 2001,^[1] in Delhi, and has grown to a membership of 470, mostly students.

In February 2007, CURE reported to the Supreme Court appointed Raghavan committee on ways to prevent ragging in Indian universities,^[1] highlighting the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in the name of ragging.^[2] CURE also highlighted institutional unwillingness to acknowledge ragging,^[3] citing loss of reputation as their reason.

Goals and research

CURE's stated goals are to create awareness about ragging and its ill-effects, provide alternate means of interaction to Indian students and censure those involved in ragging. Their research points to ragging as not being "harmless fun",^[4] but the cause of 25 suicides in 7 years^[3]