Akshara, a Mumbai-based NGO recently conducted a survey on sexual abuse across 44 city colleges in Mumbai.

According to the report, 61 percent of the 533 female students interviewed have been sexually harassed in college.

We're asking you -- has any instance of sexual abuse ever taken place in your college environment?

Have you ever been directly involved in such an incident? How did you cope?

Does your college have a sexual counselling centre?

We invite Get Ahead readers to share their stories, opinions and advice in this regard -- post your comments on ther message board below and the best responses will be published next week, right here on Rediff.com.