This is an important post for students about to graduate soon from Indian universities and young professionals in India:
If necessary for your professional fulfilment and career growth, you *must* migrate to other parts of the world. "Desh Bhakti" is a two-way street - you love the country and the country loves you back.
Right now, the latter is simply not true. And there are two reasons for this:
1. The level of caste based reservation is extremely high (and there are political pressures to increase it further!). So if you belong to the general category, there is a very high likelihood of doors not opening for you (and your children) no matter how good you are or how much the country might benefit from your presence. "What's best for the country?" is not a high priority question with the political leadership in any party. Everyone is simply consolidating vote banks to milk and stay in power - some based on caste, some based on religion. (Note that I'm not opposed to sensible, rational, affirmative action. My views are here: https://strike-a-pause.blogspot.com/2024/01/improving-affirmative-action-in-india.html)
2. The societal mindset is now largely: "simply make money somehow". So if you are an intelligent, creative, personality with aspirations to achieve excellence and leave a mark in diverse fields such as science, mathematics, technology, medicine, liberal arts, music and the fine arts, literature, theater, etc., you will quite likely get frustrated because you may not find yourself aligned with the prevailing, so called, "Gujarat Model" that simply concerns itself with business. That economic development can in fact be achieved through a diverse set of avenues (instead of just going dhando-dhando-dhando-rokdo-rokdo-rokdo-pesso-pesso-pesso) is beyond the scope of understanding of our ruling class today and I don't sense change coming any time soon.
Be sharp. Stay sensible. If a better life unfolds for you elsewhere, go. By all means, argue for change from wherever you are and hopefully come back if and when the situation improves. But meanwhile, do not screw yourself in the name of "preventing brain drain". When brain starts getting valued here, it will stop getting drained quite naturally. Till such a time, this appeal is just a manipulative strategy.
Peace! Wish you the best!
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