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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 13: For a growing number of Indian children, the pressure to perform now begins early and weighs heavily. In a 2022 national survey conducted under the Education Ministry’s Manodarpan initiative, around 81 percent of school students said examinations and results were a source of anxiety. UNICEF’s 2024 assessment of child and adolescent mental health found that nearly one in four school-going children evaluated in educational settings showed signs of a psychiatric concern. And according to National Crime Records Bureau data, student suicides in India rose from roughly 8,400 in 2013 to nearly 13,900 in 2023. Behind…