Psychology of Ragging

Ragging is illegal. Ragging is immoral. It has no benefits. It is a menace that destroys careers, lives and self-esteems.

Ragging, initially (very wrongly) viewed as something that melts the ice between the fresher and old students, has come to haunt us in many severe forms, with very serious consequences.
Some people believe that the ragging continues as the victims display a behaviour, as depicted in a classical incidence, called, "The Stockholm Syndrome", in which, some victims, who were kidnapped, later developed soft corner for the kidnappers. One of the victims went on to get engaged with one of the kidnappers!
Other view is that it is about 'effort justification' meaning that when a fresher is made to believe that he/she justifies her membership by going through the torture of ragging. The efforts in tolerating the ragging makes him/her qualified to continue the membership of the respective organization!
The last belief is that many students, who underwent ragging as freshers, also display that behaviour, when they become so called seniors. And hence, the evil chain does not break.
Ragging must be dealt with absolute strictness and UGC and other law enforcing agencies have done a fantastic job in curbing the menace. But it is equally important to create an awareness about it amongst the potential victims. The freshers must know about their rights and the assistance available to them.