Why '13 Reasons Why' Maybe Popular In India

Could this be the reason why this Netflix show is wildly popular in India?

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00:00Hey, it's Hannah. Hannah Baker. It's me, live and in stereo.

00:31Turn the tape over for more.

00:51The leading cause of death among young people in India today is suicide.

01:01First you have to go to school so that you can do well in your CBSE board exams.

01:05Then you have to go for 5-6 hours of coaching classes to do well in IIT-JEE.

01:08Then you do 2-3 hours of private tuitions to do well in those coaching classes.

01:11Then you do homework to do well in tuition classes, coaching classes and CBSE exams.

01:15This is not education, this is third degree torture.

01:18Jaise toh mere marks aatein, spending on my studies, it's a waste of money.

01:25We have 3,500 psychiatrists only for a country of 1.2 billion people.

01:41Aisa kyu hota hai ki jab bachche ko haath paav pe chot lagti hai toh aap fat se doctor ko bula lete hoon.

01:47Lekin agar usse dimaag mein stress ho toh hum bas ek lecture jhaar dete hai.

01:52Kehte hai beta no, think positive beta, think positive.

02:01I mean, what problem were you having trouble with?