We are familiar with different kinds of phobias — fear of heights, fear of darkness, fear of confined spaces. In Kashmiri society too, we have local expressions for unusual fears. One such humorous term is “NeandPrah” — the fear or dislike of de-weeding paddy fields. But over the past several years, while working in the education sector, I have come across a new and disturbing phenomenon: “student phobia.” This may not yet be recognised in psych…
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