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Educational institutions should nurture mutual respect between teachers and students.

In yet another shameful incident that calls into question the culture of education in Nepal, a teacher conducting exams at the Kathmandu-based Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus was thrashed mercilessly for forbidding a student from cheating in a test. The teacher, Prakash Pudasaini, was simply doing his job when he was beaten up by a rogue student, who not only did not comply with basic academic etiquette but also defied the law. That, however, is not a one-off incident in a country that has done little to improve the relationship between teachers and students.