<p>The death of Nagashree S C, a native of Sooreghatta village in the district, at IIT campus, Guwahati, has come as a shocker for her teacher and principal at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Gajanur, R Premakumar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Premkumar told DH that he had no clue that she would resort to such an act. "Nagashree was equally good at studies and sports. She had a burning desire to become a teacher. Before flying to Guwahati, she had come to the school with her father (Chandrashekhar Aithal), an areca grower, and had expressed her desire to become a teacher. Then I had told her that she could become a teacher even after doing BTech and MTech. I had convinced her that admission to IIT should not be considered as an impediment to become a teacher."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"On Teacher's Day (Sept 5), she had sent me a message on WhatsApp wishing me. In the post, she had expressed her burning desire to be a teacher. On Sept 11, a day before she took the extreme step, Nagashree had sent me a message saying that she was not well. I immediately sent a message asking her what's the problem. She, however, did not reply to my post. A few minutes later, I called her. But she did not pick the call. The next day, I heard the heart-breaking news that my favourite student ended her life in IIT hostel room in Guwahati," he rued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that he strongly suspects that some heated arguments must have exchanged between her and parents a day before she ended her life. It is painful that her excellent academic journey ended in this manner."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that Nagashree had only relished success in academics since her school days. "So, she knew how to handle success and not failures/rejection. She was truly an inspirational student. She had the ability to excel in any work assigned to her."</p>
<p>The death of Nagashree S C, a native of Sooreghatta village in the district, at IIT campus, Guwahati, has come as a shocker for her teacher and principal at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Gajanur, R Premakumar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Premkumar told DH that he had no clue that she would resort to such an act. "Nagashree was equally good at studies and sports. She had a burning desire to become a teacher. Before flying to Guwahati, she had come to the school with her father (Chandrashekhar Aithal), an areca grower, and had expressed her desire to become a teacher. Then I had told her that she could become a teacher even after doing BTech and MTech. I had convinced her that admission to IIT should not be considered as an impediment to become a teacher."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"On Teacher's Day (Sept 5), she had sent me a message on WhatsApp wishing me. In the post, she had expressed her burning desire to be a teacher. On Sept 11, a day before she took the extreme step, Nagashree had sent me a message saying that she was not well. I immediately sent a message asking her what's the problem. She, however, did not reply to my post. A few minutes later, I called her. But she did not pick the call. The next day, I heard the heart-breaking news that my favourite student ended her life in IIT hostel room in Guwahati," he rued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that he strongly suspects that some heated arguments must have exchanged between her and parents a day before she ended her life. It is painful that her excellent academic journey ended in this manner."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that Nagashree had only relished success in academics since her school days. "So, she knew how to handle success and not failures/rejection. She was truly an inspirational student. She had the ability to excel in any work assigned to her."</p>