The life & death of a ‘perfect human.’ A N.J. teen’s suicide reveals the depths of a growing crisis. – NJ.com

With every breath, Shiv Kulkarni felt the pressure of who he was supposed to be.

The 14-year-old boy with wavy black hair was always the smart one. The mature one. The one Indian mothers in well-to-do Livingston pointed to and said, “Why can’t you be more like him?”