HNLU observes Anti-Ragging Week 2026

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Nava Raipur, organised a week-long Anti-Ragging Week from August 12 to 18, 2026, jointly conducted by the Pro Bono Club and the Anti-Ragging Committee of the University.

The initiative sought to raise awareness about the harmful effects of ragging and to strengthen the university's commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful campus environment for all students.

The week featured a range of activities designed to engage students meaningfully and encourage collective reflection on the issue. These included an inaugural orientation session, a debate competition, a skit performed during the Independence Day celebrations, poster-making and reel-making competitions, a documentary screening, and a workshop on anti-ragging laws and institutional safeguards. Each programme was coordinated by designated faculty members, ensuring active participation and thoughtful engagement from the student community.

Through these activities, students were encouraged not merely to comply with anti-ragging regulations but to internalise the values of empathy, mutual respect, and responsible citizenship. The programmes highlighted both the legal consequences of ragging and the moral imperative to uphold the dignity and well-being of every member of the academic community.

The University encouraged all students, faculty members, and staff to actively participate in the week's events and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy towards ragging in any form, in conformity with the regulations and guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The Anti-Ragging Week was curated and coordinated by the Anti-Ragging Committee headed by Dean, Student Welfare, Dr. Avinash Samal and the Pro Bono Club under the Convenorship of Dr. Parvesh Kumar Rajput, with the support of student volunteers, notably Swastik Yadav, Harshita Bhandari, Ashtik and Disha, whose efforts contributed significantly to the success of the campaign.

As per a press release, the University remains steadfast in its resolve that every student should experience higher education in an environment free from fear, intimidation, and discrimination, where learning and personal growth flourish through mutual respect and shared responsibility.

The release highlights that ragging undermines the dignity of the individual, creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity, and often leaves lasting emotional scars.

"At its core, ragging is antithetical to the values of equality, fraternity, and human dignity that form the bedrock of a civilized society. It perpetuates a vicious cycle in which victims are expected to become perpetrators upon attaining seniority, thereby normalising abuse and reinforcing unhealthy hierarchies. The feudalistic notion that seniority confers a right to dominate or humiliate newcomers has no place in a modern university campus. Such behaviour is neither a tradition nor a harmless rite of passage; it is a violation of human dignity and the rule of law.

For students of law, responsibility is even greater. As future advocates, judges, policymakers, and custodians of justice, law students are expected to embody the principles of constitutional morality, respect for individual rights, and the rule of law. The practice of ragging by those entrusted to uphold justice and human dignity is fundamentally incompatible with the ideals of legal education," it states.

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