Kathmandu, Nov. 25 -- Two years ago, while returning to Canada, I met several young Nepali girls in the Dubai airport lounge, all headed to Canada for undergraduate studies. They told me that after finishing Grade XII they apply to nine or ten countries. If none accepts them, they feel depressed - as if failing to escape Nepal means failing in life. These were private-school graduates.In a village, I met a bright boy from a poor family waiting for his Grade X results; he said he was already seeking loans to go to the Middle East for manual labor. "Even if I pass, I won't rank highly - that is the fate of public-school graduates - and I can't afford a good private school. So I'm preparing to leave," he told me. Nearby, a woman in her forti...