I agree with Biswo Poudel that the situation of teachers in rural Nepal is pathetic ('Show some gratitude', Nepali Pan, #320). But even many politicians, who used to be teachers, forget how bad it can get. An MP from my area became the education minister. He was once a teacher at the local campus and like other teachers, he would often not get paid on time. But do you think he remembered or did anything about it when he became minister?

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. The so-called bias against Indian teachers here is a complicated mix of wounded and defiant nationalistic pride, wanting to get as much as you can from the 'enemy' and, equally, a sense of camaraderie of the 'you're not like other Indians' variety.

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