Nepal, Oct. 26 -- The streets were jam-packed and commuters looked flustered in the sweltering May heat and amid the deafening cacophony.

Security forces were deployed around the college premises.

A lanky biker, blocked by the mob, mumbled to his adjacent biker, "What's with these people?" The adjacent biker chose to remain quiet, perhaps for fear that any remark could put him on the receiving end of the mob.

"These students are the biggest culprits," the tall biker said. "They play a big hand in turning this country into a sorry state."

The adjacent biker might have kept his words to himself had the mob not advanced ahead. "True," he said, looking around. "These students embolden those in power. The youth of this country will never l...