Don't where you pulled the idea that this has something to with caste from. The fact is that, unlike here, Indian kids feel tremendous pressure from parents and peers to achieve at school. It's that simple.
I expect a lot of my son, but I'm certainly not going to ride him so hard he feels the need to take his own life if he can't pass some classes.
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Why wouldn't they? Over there it has something to do with getting a good job. Over here schooling just provides some perverse form of entertainment while you watch the jobs outsourced to India.