Sir: Bullying is dangerously rampant in social environments including schools, colleges, and workplaces. Despite its serious consequences and detrimental effects on our mind and productivity, bullying has never been considered a serious issue. In most of the cases, bullying is often disguised as a teaching tool and sometimes a normal interaction between children. It has become a way of social interaction, especially at work places and schools. Such behavior pollutes the environment with toxicity and affects the productivity of people working in that space. Our schools, colleges and other corporate setups are based on this ancient method of bullying and reprimanding others just to get the work done. I believe this is insensitive and needs to be changed. SABIHA ARSHAD Islamabad Published in Daily Times, February 15th 2018.