There is but one truly serious philosophical

problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether

life is or is not worth living amounts to
answering the fundamental question of
philosophy. All the rest whether or not the
world has three dimensions, whether the mind
has nine or twelve categories comes
afterwards.
15 people commit suicide in India every hour;
how troubled are we?

Why do people commit

suicide?
Suicide is a very controversial topic in the world today.
There isnt much worse than when someone is in such
an unstable condition that they decide to take their
own life.

Depression
This is without question the most common reason
people commit suicide.
The pain of existence often becomes too much for
severely depressed people to bear.
The state of depression warps their thinking, allowing
ideas like "Everyone would all be better off without me"
to make rational sense.
Often people suffer with it silently, planning suicide
without anyone ever knowing.

What can we do about it?

Depression, as we all know, is almost always treatable.
We should all seek to recognize its presence in our
close friends and loved ones.
Despite making both parties uncomfortable, inquiring
directly about suicidal thoughts in my experience
almost always yields an honest response.
If you suspect someone might be depressed, don't
allow your tendency to deny the possibility of suicidal
ideation prevent you from asking about it.

What are we planning on

doing?
Since talking is the best help one can offer to a
depressed person, we plan on forming such an
organised entity for students.
GITAM CENTER for EMOTIONAL WELLNESS (GCEW), an
organisation under GITAM to provide counselling for
students who are the victims of depression, or are on
the verge of committing suicide.
Full confidentiality is assured with the problems they
discuss with us.

 Provide material to understand the concepts of

depression, and how can they battle it.
An interactive website where people can discuss their
problems through chat anonymously.