Adult members of society are so used to being surrounded by the young that they often forget how different the young actually are. The cramped and winding space itself became a symbol — of the absence of comfortable dialogue with the adult world despite its claims of concern for the future generation. Suicide at a young age is an indicator that the social system is in distress. Rohith Vemula’s case was a glaring signal of a rupture in the higher education system. AdvertisementThe only members of adult society who might have an inkling of the young person’s mind are teachers.