Institutes of higher education in the country have historically been witness to bullying of the kind that transcends logic. IITs are no exception.

IIT Bombay has been in the news for the past few months owing to the suicide of a student, purportedly because of bullying over his caste. Last week, it was witness to another form of harassment when posters declaring ‘only vegetarians allowed here’ appeared in the canteen of one of the hostels.