College pedigree, daddy’s name, BBC accent no longer golden ticket. India has a growing new elite
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2023
- India’s caravan is moving on like a juggernaut pulled by tens of millions of supremely talented Indians that our handful of old elite institutions are too small to have produced. In this week's #NationalInterest, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief talks about India's growing new elite.
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8:48 whom he's talking about?? Shekhar sir plz reply or send me some articles
This time, the north campus alone gave more than 50 civil servants.
I'm a indan American who used to visit India as a kid back in the late 70s and 80s and I miss that India, I miss those fiat and Ambassador cars that picked us up at the Bombay Airport, there was a particular smell of those old Ambassador cars. When you flew in to India from New York in Air India and landed in Bombay early in the morning you entered a COMPLETELY different universe, you did not see one thing in common between the US and India. India was mystical, different and daring! I remember riding a horse cart to my dads village. Now seeing India completely westernized saddens me. I wish it would go back to Fiat's and Ambassadors. I remember we took a propeller Indian Airlines plane when I was three years old to go from Bombay to Ahmedabad, I was probably like 3 years old, this was probably in 1980ish. I HATE the new India as it's too modern and westernized for my taste and hence don't visit it any more!
Such a powerful message - the rise of Indian middle class has been truly phenomenal fuelled by people from "small towns" of the yesteryears
Not true. India's middle class is miniscule, less than 2% of the population.
High class people don't like to talk in Hindi.
@@AmitKumarAlphaX Indian middle class is over 600-700 million people
Middle class plus aspiring middle class together. Their aspirations drive the growth
@Amithab V
"Indian middle class is over 600-700 million people"
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Is there a clear-cut definition of 'middle class' in India?
Finally we transition to india where talent and hard work beats daddy's privilege
😅😅😅 hard work & talent ? Tujhe lagta hain these top and super successful people are not talented enough? St. Stephen's main Tera Pura kaandaan nehi ghus payega moron. 😅😅
Bharat Is Becoming India Now.
👍
@@rishiraaj.580 Bharat is India ..wtf are you talkking about ?
Not yet but better than previous generations
@@rishiraaj.580 India is becoming Bharat.
Each sentence was measured. Each word was calculated. Each metaphor/nostalgia was beautiful and leading.
This episode was out of the syllabus Guptaji and a much-welcome one at that!
Kudos!
Sir, Does Caste matters in Hindu Caste system in India?
Yes .... especially at the time of marriages
Moving from elitist system to
Meritocracy is an inevitable but welcome change ! A gem from Shekhar Gupta!
Reservation in govt, education has only increased, not decreased. As long as steer clear of govt and keep doing business with foreign, things will work.
Gupta is a gem. We know all this and feel it every day. But only Shekhar Gupta can express our feelings so eloquently 👏
Agreed
@@krishanshukla3121 was he caught taking money like Sudhir Choudhary in Cobrapost's string operation?
@@krishnarawat879 Soros ka paltu hai, be!
you are wrong ... Shekhar Gupta himself is a beneficiary of the Khangress party era system of privileges of the old elites ... a Lutyens' culture ... !!
Yes he produces beautiful articles and peddles fake news like VK Singh attempting a coup in 2013. He is lucky that he is not held accountable.
Touche Shekhar sahab. . . Brilliant piece. Even though I have been a small piece of that group. . . Dad from Columba's and me from St Joseph's . . . I cannot not disagree with you that the millions of super talented people we now have could have been provided by the handful of the elite institutions. . . A big pat on the back to the millions of kids who have achieved so much without the proverbial launch pad privilege
Absolutely right, my friend. I'm glad you liked this episode. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
Absolutely, Shekar! "The good old days" when driving a 50s era Ambi was a status symbol reserved for the few. I was an engineering student with fire in my belly, coming from a middle class family. The Congress government at that time announced that small scale industrial sites will give priority for allocating small scale industrial sheds to graduating engineers. I applied and never heard back. I applied for a job at HAL and used some pull to get in as assistant engineer. Got in and wasted two years of my life in that bureaucratic behemoth. Produced nothing on of its own and relied heavily on soviet designs to assemble kitted parts from French Mirage, British Gnats etc. And I was considered "lucky" because I worked for public sector industry and was assured of life time employment. Thoroughly disgusted, I left the country and pursued a masters degree and am today a high level executive in a multinational company. Yes, times have changed. I was not happy to leave India. But the country betrayed me. It is a different India today where these elites no longer sit at the table in Delhi. It took a long time for me to realize that I too mattered, that i too was worth something and not only the elites. But it took a different country to give me that validation.
I love this episode even more because just today I went to two cafes in Connaught Place Delhi and the waiter started speaking in English. I told him "Bhai angreji mein hath tang hai apna, Hindi mein baat karle?" (I actually lied there). In both cases, the waiter smiled and started speaking in Hindi.
Gone are the days when Hindi speakers were looked down upon.
Agli baar mujh jaise kisi ko le jana jiska waqai tang ho, aur Chennai me yehi satkarm dohrana - tamil seekh ke.
Angreziyat se behad nafrat karein magar angrezi aur har bhasha se karein pyar. Anekta Vividhta Samanta Bharatvarsh ki neenv hai.
@@TheGrimStoic indeed with equality and trust India will prosper like a phoenix.
Yeah only South Indian language speakers are looked down upon
In Kerala, whether you are a billionnaire or a driver, we all speak Malayalam. Simple. Don't know about this respect for Hindi stuff. As for them speaking in English, well India has 23 other languages other than Hindi. And I guess he is respecting that fact? Could we look at it like that, instead of chest thumping about exhorting him to speak in Hindi?
@@lathachandradeep4506 these are the pricks who'll demand Hindi when they travel South in search of jobs. no respect for South Indian languages it seems
During my first job interview, I was asked "what does my father do?". This question was repeated in every interview I attended till 2000. Now questions are about me only. Has India changed or do my achievements speak louder! I often wonder...
thats because you are more experienced. LOL
But in government sector like upsc asked that ....even before going to upsc interview one have to fill detailed application form and there one have to give detail about parents profession, income , amount land they have , if it is cultivable or not etc.
Speechless !! SG Sir, you give voice to the majority Indians today! While 1991 sparked the fire, the young aspirants from middle and lower class India are only further flaming that fire, fire that will surely will propel hamara Bharat into a global superpower! This aspiration is what defines us!
In the name of socialism, oligarchy reigned!
Samuel Huntington talked about this in his book Clash of Civilizations that rising countries which are making mark will always start asserting their cultural identity, the nore powerful you become, you tend to take proud more on their nation
Obvious
It explains
Well said!
How ? Many of the people he named left India and became citizens of other countries . In fact it's more the opposite where people become nationalistic the less well they do because they need to feel good about something and can't do it at the personal level .
@@J7pat7 Depends on what your culture is and why you're proud of that. For instance, take china and Pakistan , both are nationalist but of very different types and that gives very different results to both. And if you take the case of American youth , they've started to feel less nationalistic or less patriotic about their country and culture that's why the decline of the great American Empire started. No society or civilization can rise to dominate the globe without confidence of being the best or at least at par with the very best.
Thank God,, that era is gone , where a BA pass journo from St Stephen's thought that they can be part of Lutyen elite bcz they are coming from certain schools or family. The self worth was not coming from the knowledge or wisdom but how well spoken and well connected that person is.
😂😂
True
Wonderful piece. You're right when you say Desi India has come a long way meritorially leaving behind all the illusion of elitism of the past. I feel very proud of this fact and also proud to claim that I have also contributed a micro bit to this by virtue of being a teacher in a rural area and seeing so many of my local vernacular language students do excellently all over the world.
Ivan was a friend and I knew him personally. One of the most down to earth, unpretentious individuals you could hope to meet He would possibly be one of the first people to agree with all that you have said Mr Gupta. Rest in power Ivan
One episode on nepotism in Indian judiciary is very much essential
Why do Indians get upset more about nepotism in superficial sectors like entertainment than in things like Judiciary ?
@sensys llp
"One episode on nepotism in Indian judiciary is very much essential"
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Yes, you are right.
Along with that, there needs to be an episode on the nepotism which is practised by Modiji's right hand man-a certain podgy, bald gentleman-towards his son,
and about Modiji's intentionally turning a blind eye to this nepotism.
@@verityveracity6704
"India should aspire to advance meritocracy [...] BJP is more meritorious than other parties. Not to say BJP doesn’t have issues."
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The mindset of the Modi-Shah-Bisht BJP is one of the BIGGEST issues that India has been facing, especially May 2014 onwards.
The Modi-Shah-Bisht BJP is NOT the BJP of principled gentlemen-leaders such as Vajpayee and Advani.
Sir, Does Caste matters in Hindu Caste system in India?
This short episode is what we call "Chhota packet bada dhamaka" 💣
Wow amazing episode
I think the rate at which institutions are being created is slow , and Indian youth doesn't have the time and patience for wait . We can make our own ways
A wonderful episode of national Interest Shekhar! Would love to hear you speaking about more such socio-economic transformations in India that we witness every passing day!
We have to remember - 75 years have passed since independence, change is inevitable!
I always LOL when people talk about the good old days. Growing up in the eighties, all I remember were standing in lines at the ration shop, begging neighbours to use their phones and all round shortages for everything.
Brilliant piece SG. One point to add since I have a few knowns in the institutions talked about in this video- the new elites may not be the old elites but they very much want to think they are.
This is a brilliant point.
Don’t think elitism is going away any time soon, just the faces will change.
Wow, what an episode of national interest. A time to look around and be immensely proud. Selection of time after 1989 is quite appropriate. It is indeed after 1991 that ‘make in India’ really began - making of talent from across India. The demand from talent increased and hence there was supply. Elitist education only wasn’t adequate. A great reminder of times of change. It really began removal of mental shackles. 👏👏
Thank you, Awadhesh ji, I'm glad you enjoyed this episode...best wishes, Shekhar
Yes, a very good piece reflecting the reality..... Since You have a long career, you can compare "Then and Now" - 1979 and now......the premier padminis and the present plethora of cars ... however I must admit, I am surprised - you pulled in Pak Army chief and his English - that was not needed unless you have any hidden message to be conveyed of comparing India Vs Pakistan ... I am sure you have a message to convey.... because a seasoned and famous journalist like you would not insert Pak army chief just for two mins in an India rise story....would you?
Narration at it's best. Captures an entire era in few minutes. India has come a long way from the far and the 70s. Thanks Teacher!
Seems a very Delhi centric view. Bombay has always had success stories in practically every field; not just before 1991 but even during the British era. Probably Calcutta too till the 1960s.
Calcutta is very elitist.only upper cast can dominate in politics, art. Hopefully it ll change.
The point about english compulsory for interview is so true. I recently had my first interview and i was just nervous because my spoken english is not something I'm proud of. I prefer to use english and hindi both while conversing and i thought it would be full on english. For 2 mins. I tried to keep the conversation in english and went okay but suddenly for a question interviewer himself asked if I'm comfortable in hindi and i was just amazed and the conversation after that was smoother than I've ever had.
same think just happened to me few days ago
English is lingua franca
Wish they will provision for Tamil speakers also. Maybe Google Translate will be used soon...
@@chokaling when the interview panelists are Tamil then conversation will shift towards Tamil. In this case the panelists were probably Hindi speaking
@IISc27
It's not
Official work is done in English mostly
Well said Guptaji. The fact that one institution in a particular year produced ONLY 75 luminaries in India is both a matter of pride and shame. The shame is that there were only few such institutions in the Socialist India and only few Indians had the access to such higher education, from amongst the millions that were talented. The snobs should realize that their "non greedy" India ended in 1991 and move on, rather than be nostalgic about that old world charm, which in fact was a depressing time for others who were trampled by the policies of the elite !
They were not elites , but Stooges who kept Hindus and india enslaved for their western masters.
The importance of English has only increased in today's India but the benefits of English medium have now percolated to the middle classes.
The new English speaking middle class doesn't speak in the accent of the elite.
They have their own accent informed by their regional language.
The poor still haven't gotten the benefits of English medium.
Indian Companies have to name themselves as 'Louis Philippe', 'La Opala', 'Da Milano' and so on, to boost their domestic sales. We are the 4th largest Car manufacturers in the world, but not a single model from a single company sounds 'Indian' in name. All names eg Alcazar, Ignis, Citroen, Dzire, Creta etc are phonetically crafted to appear as western. There is a long, long way to go before we can shed our fascination for the west in the desire to look elite.
I think it is going away and more and more people are embracing the Indian tradition. Brands that are being established in recent days are keeping 'Indian' names, soon enough the pride of being an Indian is going to overtake the wishfulness of being a sophisticated Westerner.
yes look at hayabusa
@@bruhmoment5145 the craze for elite institutions like IITs, NITs, IIMs, Shri Ram Commerce, St Stephen's, DU etc established by the British or British serving Nehru cabal keeps increasing every year. Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Dior sales in India keep increasing every year. Where are Indian traditions winning ?
What about "Maruti"?
@@orkkojit 2 words RE and Yezdi
One of the best National Interest pieces until now Shekhar ji. Amazing!
paid comment kar rahey ho bhai kya , Gupta ji ki company ke kripapatr ho?
'Nostalgia' a word we (at 60-70yrs) are better proud of. 🙏🙏
It seems like SG cannot even have a dream without someone from Pakistan in it. These are the guys who have been the real reason India Pakistan hyphenation in the last several decades. They always had to mention Pakistan and India in the same breath.
Truly inspiring Sir ❤. As a young Indian, I express my gratitude to you for embracing the vibrant ecosystem of New India.
I love how in a subtle way he is taking shot at Pranoy Roy and Thapar. 😂
I am part of the 'desi' elite and so much so that my goray friends have started drinking chai and eating rotis, my other Pakistani peers try to be more gora than gora and in doing so seem to lose their identities. We have a 5000 years old culture, I don't think trying to be like those who haven't yet discovered hygiene will make us look smarter.
One of the most inspiring episode you have produced. Truly representative of today's India. Congrats Shekhar.....long time I have listened such a monologue. You were simply in your best forms. Please continue giving such indigenous thoughts. Gis bless you.
My salute to all HMTs including shekhar JEE...........
It might be true that a person who has a 'worse' accent than an educated Indian 100 years ago might be more educated and more adapt to living conditions. The BBC accent craze is dying for good.
Guptaji struggles (and partly succeeds) in showcasing that transformation of elites started much earlier than 2010s 😊
Brilliant. Aristotle used as a surgical and super sarcastic chainsaw to mercilessly cut down English soaked elitism. This piece is a collector’s item. Wonderful piece, SG.
lol the supreme irony of your comment being written in the most eloquent of english metaphors while simultaneously decrying english language elitism!
जीवन में अंतरात्मा की पैनी निगाह हमेशा अपने पर केंद्रित रहनी चाहिए ।
Those who thought of this topic and those who wrote all this have great analytical prowess. Sir,you and your team are awesome. So underrated
Sir same thing was pointed out by Mr. Sanjay Baru in his book-India's Power Elite.But I think Green Revolution,internet penetration,etc have also played important role in such change.
Lloyd and Rudolph pointed out how bullock cart capitalism is leading to increased democratic penetration.Excellent choice of topic,completely out of the blue
It’s a story of rise of Indian middle class. Nice one from SG especially the last 5 minutes. Talent find it ways the college you go is mere a footnote. It doesn’t matter where you start it matters where you end. India is a giant slowly start waking up to its true potential.
Excellent one in a long time. Shekhar has gone passionate and breathless with his speech. And I'm loving the new India
Wow! Absolutely fantastic Sekhar-ji. You give data and eloquent words to our gut feels. This episode was a timely milestone to the changes happening on India’s path of development
12 years ago there was a workshop for English in our college... Teaching us how to speak English and sound like an "Angrej"... Students were worried more about english than technical round... But things has changed now... If you can just make your client understand thats enough
I had this feeling for a long time that name of the institutions doesn’t matter. Happy to see and listen to this episode. Thank u sekharji.
Brilliantly narrated Shekarji! I am from Nepal and I can totally relate to the sentiment you expressed. I am sure the rest of the subcontinent is going through the same transition more or less similar manner. And the change is welcome for the greater benefit of the entire Sub-Himalayan part of this world. But alas, we still have right to have nostalgic pleasure with “Jane. Karan. Gaye. Woh. Din”..
Shekharbhai, an outstanding piece: "The ode of the believer!"
It was heartening to listen to it. Though people like us, who are not from that pedigree, feel it from deep inside, putting it in words was required to instill confidence in us.
Loved it. Made my day! It always a great feeling that your nation is moving forward and fast. :-)
wonderful piece that lifts everyone's spirits! India rising! thanks Mr. Gupta!
One could proclaim, India has arrived!!
Very thoughtful video!! Would love to see more of these type!
Great Analysis,Sir you have given the greatest insights of our lifetime in India since Khushwant singh
great video Shekarji. Packed nostalgia, dismantling elitism and infectious optimism in a 10 min video!
I am reminded of my interview with AF Ferguson (1985) good part of the interview was trying to find out about my schooling, and family's education and where they are..
I had end that interview with a quip if the job was for me or for one my relatives..
Beautiful👌loved every sentence expressed , so true ! Lives in USA but watching the rise of hard working and real intelligent India !!!
I come from a poor family and my father couldn't even afford me coaching., Still today I'm in my 3rd year of mbbs in the best institute of my state. This should prove that our country has successfully created an environment where hard work beats privilege.
Bas kuch log ho tumlog.....tumhare khud ke college 60% backdoor se hi aaya hain
@@souravpaul2179 backdoor matlab??.. do you mean reservation?
Again an excellent piece Shekhar ji.. I must compliment you for presenting / speaking in "Indian English" which is lot more friendly and appealing to Indian audience. Even people US and other English speaking countries now understand Indian Accent. It's time for Indian elites to get used to it and live with it :)
Thank you, Bhushan ji, I'm glad you liked this episode. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
Why did you capitalize Indian accent? Are you some kind of One Nation person who thinks Indians look and sound alike? There are many Indian accents and many kinds of audience. You can't decide which one is Indian and isn't. That's what the BJP and half of Congress old elite are about.
I was overwhelmed watching you speak. Being part of a generation where only talent matters and nothing else, is a blessing…❤
rising india / indians well researched ,& expressed...kudos
@SG
If you are a HMT, even today you will struggle to succeed in the corporate world.
Your success in the corporate world depends on your presentation and communication skills.
In India the number of good schools and colleges have mushroomed all over the country.
Won😂derful 😮awesome 👌..can we say be a proud Indian...
I might be punching above my weight, Mr Gupta has finally come of age, when it comes to enchanting people with his oration skills. Its good that you are keeping it short and sweet.
Simply mind blowing social analysis. Instantly was reminded of friends who are from elite institutions have no idea of real Indian mind. Cheers
Would love to have these episodes as podcasts. You guys must've thought about this.
These episodes are available in a podcast version. You can check for ThePrint's podcasts on Spotify, Apple etc. Thank you for watching and writing...best wishes, Shekhar
Much needed analysis to let people know that they need not care about elitism rather beleive in their skills not how their accent is.
This was excellent and so relevant, SG sir. Brilliantly written and put
great episode, folow your ctc and national interest for 2.5 years and usually watch all of them because i dont know which one of these will be your one of the best..this one is certainy a great episode....great work
All the social change is India is a hugely positive development. The so-called “Elite” had cornered the benefits of a democratic society for itself for decades after 1947. The fact that these benefits are now flowing to a much larger population is proof of the true democratization of Indian society. Better late than never. 👍🏼
The children of Indian elite have shifted to the US/west enmasse. Working in London right now and if you attend the right house parties you can still meet Indian pedigree. They do their bachelors and masters from the Ivy League/Stanford/Oxbridge (doing one’s bachelors without financial aid from the US is pretty much out of reach for 99.9% of the country) and are in high profile jobs here. The network and cliques are both real and a bit inspiring as well (since it now incorporates a lot of folks who have started up)
IITians rule the roost in doing the top jobs. Elite of the humanities institutions this shekhar is quoting are mostly garbage
@@piyushjaiswal9283 IIT doesn’t count for much, all the Indians who are famous/ceos in the US did their MBA/Masters from top American universities. The only thing that an IIT degree does is act as an admission filter for those programs.
I realise that I have started to love Shekhar Gupta sir and The Print. What nice storytelling and explanations of different trivias! Loving the analysis
Which column is Gupta Ji referring to in the end ? Any link ?
The new elite is educated in saraswati vidya mandir
( The politics of India has changed )
The thumbnail shows just that
My primary school was literally called that
Sekharji you are spot on ..... I feel it looking at new recruits that walk in who have only ambition and greed coupled with a canny knack ok zero application skill out of college.
Lol
Moving , inspiring , filled me with pride ...and inevitable sadness
Well thought of subject and beautifully presented in economical words. The narration gives 'feel good' aspect. I don't know what I will do without a dose of ThePrint everyday, more particularly, Shekhar Gupta's.
Do you think this as a post 2014 phenomenon? Maybe a Hindu Right wing party coming to power has influenced a shift in that direction?
More to do with liberalisations started in the 90s and the rise of the Indian middle class as big consumers of just about anything.
If you are a supporter of said party you will be persuaded to believe that but as Shekhar ji himself said it supposedly started in 1991 post liberalisation and has continued in batches since then.
You may be correct of post 2014 but the seed of this self realization is put by rajiv dixit...
@@hema_raghu , but come on, till 2014 we were feeling low self-esteem for day to day Corruption by Top brass of Indian Govts,
Underachievement/ Failure of Indian Govts (Central & States) on nearly every front like infrastructure, economy, basic needs etc.
Once Backward than India countries like Korea, Saudi, UAE, Singapore, China, Hongkong, Indonesia, Malaysia etc moved ahead in advancement.
I remember, anyone from any random small, unknown, insignificant country would look down on name India & say 'Build Toilets first'.
I think, situation has changed but not fully.
We need atleast 20 more years to change the poor image.
😂😂😂 ofcourse not
Same thing should and will happen with the current prominent institutions like IIT's and IIM's. They are also too few with the entrances which are too hard to crack without elite coaching institutions unaffordable to common Indians. Hopefully with advent of internet it won't take decades to see this change.
Let's demand scraping of entrance tests altogether and decide admissions to all these elite institutions by toss of coin instead - and also open an IIT and an IIM in each tehsil - what can be more democratic.
IITs, IIMs actually produce talent, unlike St Stephen's
Daddy's privilege doesn't get you into IIT. I myself got into IIT coming from a semi rural area with internet prepration. Gone are the days when you needed to be into premier coaching to crack that.
However, I do agree that their monopoly should end. Given that half of the people who get there are because of their caste.
@@snpatwardhanagreed
@@snpatwardhan Mediocre talent.........the polish is given by an MS/MBA/PhD or work experience in US or UK. Otherwise, please name a few IITians who made it internationally while staying back in India.
And our Dear Prime Minister Narendra Bhai and President Murmu they represent the shift as well. Lutyen’s King’s way has been swept out and replaced by Modi’s Kartavya Path. Way to go Bharat.
Excellent analysis and certainly making middle class people hopeful that they also deserve to be heard (audible) if they work hard.....bravo!
a powerful episode! thank you Shekharji
This made me smile. The Have Nots, even after they have succeeded and become the Didn't Haves, continue to be defined by their former status and never lose that chip on their shoulders. Ambani brothers went to a non-descript vernacular school but Anil's son was sent to one of the most exclusive and expensive public schools in England where his mother used to visit him by helicopter. Why? Was he preparing any career besides inheriting from Daddy? I don't recall who said it, probably Shaw or Wilde or perhaps Nietzsche: "moral outrage is the salve of those who yet lack the means". We condemn and call others elitist or privileged or spoiled or immoral for being able to do what we could not but the moment we gain that ability we do exactly the same. See how you chose a dead man and his friend's emotion laden tribute to be the targets of your diatribe? (I have no doubt you know the term even though you may be embarrassed to admit it). You did so because despite your indisputably high personal status in Indian society today, you still nurse your resentment and you still see them as other - even perhaps as less "Indian".
No Indian can be considered "less Indian" or "more Indian" than others. There is no way to measure this using any physical tool. The question of who is more Indian arises from the extreme patriotic views that some Indians have, but it doesn't make sense because being Indian is not something that can be quantified or compared.
Uncle Shekhar used a deceased person and his friends' sadness about their friend leaving as a way to support his own views. This shows that uncle Shekhar looks down on someone who has accomplished more than him, even though uncle Shekhar is part of the same wealthy and influential group. It's true that India is going through social and economic changes, but the way uncle Shekhar exploited Ivan and others to express his opinions is really embarrassing.
-80 points for uncle Shekhar.
Well said. I never saw anyone with a big Daddy get selected to IITs, AIIMS, IIMs in the 1970s to 1990s. It was always a meritocracy. And being a Mayoite myself who had a mediocre physician (though a foreign expatriate) daddy. coming from a family with reasonable means but 5th generation of English speaking.......I had to go through sarkari selection examinations to become a professional myself. My daddy didnt take the test in my place. This guy is talking off his head. He has not taken a professional test in his life and hence doesnt know the difference. Its about 90% persistence and hard work, 9% intelligence and 1% luck/intuition. Yes, birth and family make a difference but money and privilege........not in professions, business and inheritance; maybe.......but not in professions.
Sekharji, you always bring nostalgic memories, whenever you speak, unnoticeable sophistication, very articulate, over all excellent 11:03 sophisticated
Excellent !! Powerful msg packaged so beautifully!!
Gupta gets it right only in part. Menezes ascent to the top of the UK corporate world had very little to do with his "pedigree". There were plenty of wastrels Stephens produced most notably Rahul Gandhi, Zia-ul-Haq, and others less known. As for the Ambani boys, they are from the same vintage as Menezes but did not live in a chawl but in UshaKiran in Tardeo, Mumbai's first skyscraper.
How Sad / Painful the Licence Raj Economy was....
Thank you, ManMohan Singh ji for opening the Gates.......
Free market can be disaster like Russia if not done in time
thank you imf for forcing the leftist indian leadership of that time to take this drastic rightist measure.
Sir, this is the one of the finest piece of , 'The National Interest' ever, straight to the point, Prefect !!!
This perhaps is the most significant take on how India is changing. Love it!
No sir privelege is still very much present in upsc preparation and lots of toppers
Amazing piece but I have started believing that your knowledge matters and I can see immense hunger in tier 2-3 cities people as they are not lazy like city peeps!!!
Brilliant piece. It captures the essence of what democratic energy and thrust are all about. Thank you sir.
This is by far the most wonderful encapsulation of how we have changed. Yay to us!!
After a long time India is following to embrace its culture, like China. The day will come may be unfortunately after I die when we can kick out english and embrace our mother tongue.
Lol
That day will divide India into 20 countries each with one official language
@@balajeepratham8200 No India traded and survived even before British, Read something other than Marxist history.
@@parusahu6961 Will karnataka accept hindi or tamil nadu accept hindi? NO, RIGHT
I don't know what happened in past
Let's talk about today
Try to convince those people to learn hindi or convince a bihari to learn tamil
@@balajeepratham8200 Well, engish was created in karnatake? you accepted it for economic reasons. What if the same benefits is provided by hiburu or hindu or kannada. You will learn it. Simple
@@balajeepratham8200 China also has diofferent languages even though their country doesn't accept it. But they embrace their common language for national benefit.I know odia and telugu but also love hindi.
Wonderful piece. Finally a perspective which is fresh and lets your brain think in a direction different from daily news nonsense.
EXCELLENT analysis! Bahut Achche !
The ideas that shekhar sir picks up for ctc are just so random and interesting, that he deserves an Oscar for the best writing
The old elites were just that, without a sense of real national pride, sense of duty to the nation. They chose to leave even if the country had already put them in the highest echelon of society, where as rest of the country was mostly poor and starving. Their hunger was more to maintain the elite status than to do something useful for the downtrodden using it. It is a blessing, these millenial elites don't speak better English. That is one of the bigest reasons these wonderful brains are still in India, hungry to build India 24/7. They are from small towns and rural areas who hate the nation the least. It's the undying attachment of their previous generations that made them stay in the remoteness of the villages of Indian hinterland through the turn of millenia. Now that electricity, better roads, satellite tv, mobile phones , better education etc has reached even the smaller nearby towns, their children, still enamored to the land, nation, idea of Bharat are having the perfect opportunity to compete with the city nepo brats for being a part of this wonderful journey of development going on.
If " Cut the clutter " is logical and methodic.
"National Interest" is artistic and thought-provoking.
Both represent the left/right sides of Shekar Ji's brain.
Wow
The fact is world also changed so, and thats the reason why youtube software classes by typical Indian slang reached through out the world, because of the talent.
this shows how the elite Romila Thapar challenged by commoners for her history writing. She will never rest in peace.