1.Bullying is a common feature of everyday life. It can be observed at schools, in the workplace, in the home, in the sports field or in the playground . Mainly, in all the places where people interact with other people. By definition, bullying is the wilful, conscious desire to hurt another person and it them under considerable stress by inflicting physical, psychological or emotional injury or discomfort. Such behaviour is most common among students.

2.Bullies typically are aggressors whose physical or psychological power surpasses that of the bullied person. The bully may be tougher, bigger or capable of excluding the weaker person from a social group. Bullies are known to seek emotional and physical superiority through intimidation of their victims. Bullying behaviour stems from complexes or weaknesses that bullies themselves possess. Aggression of this kind may also result from physical punishment used by parent who in so doing teach their children to react physically to every problem that they cannot handle. Bullies usually satisfy their need to be in control. They enjoy upsetting other people or taking revenge on them, which they consider to be compensation for their own faults and imperfections . 3.Pattern of bullying do not differ much in many places. The most common forms of bullying are : physical and psychological. Physical Bullies build up their self-esteem by dominating other people physically. Hitting, kicking, punching damaging or stealing the victim’s property constitute typical examples. Psychological bullies call their victims’ names, insult them, make racist comments, tease or threaten them. Psychological bullying may also take the form of spreading offensive rumours, convincing peer to reject somebody’s friendship, ridiculing or stalking them.

4.The bullied ones are usually people whose physical or psychological strength is less than that of the bully. The victimised person tends to display his or her vulnerability by means of fear or inferiority. People identified as highly vulnerable are frequently singled out as bullying victims. Bullying aggressors typically exploit the weaknesses or defects of their victims. A stammer, squint, poor physical performers or disability may become a reason for scorn. Physical bullies will also torment people who excel at school or work and so do better than them. Physical harm, pain and suffering top the list of the effect of bullying. However, emotional distress is equally disturbing. The greatest danger lies in the fact that the effect of bullying may last for a lifetime. The stresses and fears that bullying lead to can turn the victim’s life into a nightmare for many years. Some victims may lose their sense of self-confidence and self-esteem. Others may fall into depression. In extreme cases, bullying may provoke suicides. The victim’s performance at school may also be hampered by bullying through inability to concentrate in class or even intentional absenteeism. 5. Many cases of bullying go unnoticed, unreported or simply ignored. Embarrassment and humiliation effected by bullying may be so profound that children are often afraid to report victimisation. Bullying is not the of a single victim but of the whole environment where it occurs. Be it school or workplace, there is a need to implement a policy of combating bullies and bullying. Recognising the problem is the first step, then raising the victims’ self-esteem and increasing the awareness of how serious the situation is among all the people concerned. The universal truth should be voiced that everyone has the right to a safe environment and a responsibility to prevent bullying.