The true Purpose of gaining Knowledge

Questions regarding the nature of knowledge arise in the human mind in a very erratic manner, but when they do arise, they tend to be some of the most complex and intriguing questions that are posed to the human mind. Questions like What is Knowledge? What is the best way to acquire knowledge? What is the purpose of knowledge? are some examples.

A few days back, I had a conversation regarding the nature of knowledge with an acquaintance who has been very active in the National Quizzing scene. He has won some major quizzes in the past. Thus I thought it would be a good idea to question him regarding the purpose of trying to gain more knowledge.

His answer was almost instantaneous, and quite predictable. He told me that most of the people who try to gain knowledge either do it out of passion, in the form of a hobby or they do it for for clearing an exam. I nodded my head slightly and then told him that I disagreed with him.

Then I presented him with my point of view. I told him that what he said was also correct to some extent but that I did not believe that the purpose of gaining knowledge should be limited to a hobby or clearing an exam. I told him that Knowledge, of all sorts and of all things, in its true form, helps us to understand concepts and relationships between everything in the world. Thus indirectly, knowledge helps us to truly comprehend what is going on all around us and how that may impact us or other people. Thus, in a way, knowledge helps us to predict things.

Why would any of this be of importance? The reason is simple. All knowledge has the capacity to lead to some sort of benefit to the person who has acquired it. Knowledge not only helps a person to predict future occurrences, but it also helps us to manipulate our own surroundings and situations to our own benefit. Thus, the true purpose lies in using Knowledge to gain a better comprehension of things so that a person can then use that comprehension to his benefit.

Why India should begin selling its Citizenship

Recently, I've come across several articles which talk about various countries around the world offering their citizenships for the right price. This includes small Caribbean nations like St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda, as well as EU member states like  Bulgaria and Malta.

This got me thinking as to why a country like India can't do the same thing. There are several arguments that immediately come to mind when one begins to ponder over this idea. Firstly, why would anyone want to buy the citizenship of India, which is arguably a poor third world country? Secondly, wouldn't this put increasing pressure on an already overcrowded country? Thirdly, wouldn't a step like this essentially mean putting a price tag on Indian Nationality?

Let me answer each one of these arguments with sound facts and reasoning. First of all, even though India is still a poor third world country, over the past few decades, there has been a very positive overall economic trend which suggests that over the next few years India could transition from a low income to a middle income country. India is richer than most of its other big neighbors like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Burma, and it is due to this reason that millions of Bangladeshis have been migrating to India's North-East and East for so many years.

Also, it is a commonly known fact that India's neighbors are increasingly suffering from inter-religious, inter-ethnic and inter-sect violence. A case in point is Pakistan where hardline Sunni groups have been butchering the Shia minority by their hundreds, and furthermore, this violence is only likely to get worse as there is going to be a spillover effect from Afghanistan once NATO withdraws. India, on the other hand, is relatively more peaceful and calm and thus it can be a refuge for minorities trying to flee violence from countries like Paksitan. Many of these refugees would be willing to pay handsomely for Indian Citizenship which would guarantee them much greater security, and also, much better Economic opportunities.

Another contention that one might raise against this idea is that India is already an extremely overcrowded country so what is the point of essentially inviting more people to come to this country? The answer to that question has been discussed in a previous post. If one were to read it one would realize that India is no longer a country that is experiencing some sort of a population explosion, in fact, fertility rates and population growth rates have gone down throughout the country and soon we will begin experiencing Population Stagnation and a few short years after that we'll experience Population decline. In such a scenario, there is no need to worry about a few hundred thousand new citizens every year turning out to be a massive problem.

Finally, the question of Nationalism arises. Many would think that a move to put Indian citizenship for sale would be tantamount to some sort of an insult to the spirit of Indian Nationalism. The answer to that is simple: We have to deal with out problems in a rational manner, not a sentimental one. If dozens of countries across the world can sell their citizenships without hesitation, then why cant India follow suit? What good would it do to the countless millions of people in abject poverty in India if we refuse to take up a great Economic opportunity which would provide the government with more revenue with which to help uplift its Citizens.

Thus, in conclusion, it is my view that India should begin selling its citizenship as soon as possible and that this move will result in tremendous revenues for the Government with which to better develop the country.

The End of India's Old Population Woes

Since Independence in 1947, India and Indians have been the butt of Jokes regarding their large family sizes and high Fertility. Indians themselves have for generations recognized the fact that one of the few things the country was good at was making babies and a much touted proof of this was the statement that India had the second largest population in the world(soon to be the largest).

 But things have changed drastically over the past twenty years or so. As of 2014, 23 Indian States and Union Territories have achieved fertility rates of 2.1 or below. Only a minority of States and UTs now remain above the 2.1 mark. And why, you may ask, is this 2.1 mark so important? The answer is simple. A fertility rate of 2.1 is generally considered to be the rate at which a population will essentially just replace itself and remain stagnant; thus 2.1 is called the replacement level Fertility rate. A fertility rate lower than 2.1 has traditionally lead to a trend towards declining population, while a fertility rate above 2.1 has done the opposite.

The Overall fertility rate for India according to recent estimates is around 2.4, but this number is likely to shrink in the coming years. If past trends are any indicator, by 2020, India's overall fertility rate could be at replacement level or below, and that would signal the end of the era of Population explosion in India and even though that wouldn't obviously mean an immediate end to the growth of India's population, it would entail that we will gradually have a turnaround in our population growth in the coming decades.

Hitting replacement level fertility will mean that we will begin to see a much lesser proportion of dependents as people have less and less kids; we'd also see an enormous youth bulge which will continue for several decades and hopefully provide India's Economy with a significant Demographic dividend. But India must also prepare for what will inevitably come after that, that is, a period of Population decline, during which we'd see a swift rise in the number of aged people and a sharp decline in the working age population. If India is not careful, the boon of Demographic dividend could then soon turn into the bane of Demographic doom.

Consequences of India's Gender Imbalance

It is pretty commonly known, at least within India, that due to decades of Sex-selective abortions and Female Infanticide, India's Sex ratio has been quite low, especially among the younger segments of the population. As of 2011, the Sex Ratio was 940 for the whole of India, that is 940 females for every 1000 males.

And while this is actually an improvement over the previous Sex ratio of 933 in 2001, the Child Sex ratio has in fact fallen, which essentially means that the problem of Female Infanticide and Foeticide have not been properly addressed. It seems, rather, that the increase in overall Sex ratio has primarily been due to better medical facilities being available to Indian Women.

Thus, the situation remains quite unpleasant for many Indian Men. In recent years, many stories have come to light from women-deficient North Indian States such as Punjab and Haryana where many men have resorted to 'importing' brides from other parts of the country, especially the women-heavy south. But this is only a limited solution which is only available to some relatively affluent segments of society. Thus, one significant consequence of the Gender Imbalance has been the inability of young men to find wives, especially among the lower strata of society, and this problem is only likely to get worse.

The other issue is Women's safety; as younger men are becoming more sexually aware, yet in effect becoming more sexually deprived due to continuing social taboos regarding Sex and also of course due to the imbalance in the Gender Ratio among the youth, many young men are increasingly taking the law into their hands and attacking women sexually in rapidly rising cases of sexual violence.

Furthermore, there is a rise in overall violence and antagonism in society as Testosterone charged young men look for whatever release they can find, and thus, many turn to violent crimes and general Anti-Social behavior. As time passes by, this problem will also get increasingly worse if the State does not do anything to stop or control it.

Furthermore, the Gender Imbalance is leading to an overall lack of happiness among young men in the country as they find it more and more difficult to find a suitable mate, whether through marriage or some non--marital partnership. This lack of happiness translates to lesser productivity and a greater sense of directionless and hopelessness among the country's young men.

In Conclusion, the State needs to act immediately to counter these multiple adverse consequences of the Gender Imbalance in India; they can take steps like increasing support to people who have daughters, opening more Orphanages for Girls, legislating harsher penalties for killing female foetuses/infants, legalizing Prostitution and making it easier for young men to migrate Abroad. 

Why India should legalize Prostitution

India is the land of the Kamasutra. Yes, it is the same country where Kings and Emperors kept hundreds-strong Harems. It is the country which produces the most kids every single year. Yet, Sex is a taboo word here. Pre-marital Sex is largely frowned upon. Women still do not leave their homes without covering their heads in much of the rural part of the country. And of course, Prostitution, though technically legal, is for all practical purposes, a Criminal activity.

Let me explain that better. As per Indian laws, actual exchange of money for sex between consenting adults is legal but almost all associated acts are Illegal. For example, it is illegal to own or run a Brothel and it is also illegal to solicit clients in Public. Thus, practically, Prostitution is banned. In my opinion, this has had a lot of negative consequences for India.

Due to the criminalization that we talked about earlier, India's Prostitution Industry is unregulated and informal. Thus, great numbers of minor girls are trafficked, both from within and outside India and many end up getting STDs and/or Pregnant. Many of them also suffer violent torture. Furthermore, Millions of these Indian Prostitutes face social stigma and ridicule and also face nightmarish working conditions.

India also has a large excess male population and most of these males are young men who are generally quite sexually frustrated. It is fact that due to years of Female Foeticide/ Infanticide, a large proportion of the current male population is never going to get married and never going to be in any sort of conventional sexual relationship. But even these men want sex. Almost all men absolutely love sex, especially young men who are most deprived of sex in India.

If they do not get the required release, they will likely respond with aggression and violence(in fact, this has already happened to some extent), at least some of them. That would give us another big headache; the last thing we need is more violence. A lot of this would likely be directed against women, and it would be very difficult for the Government to stop this without addressing the root of the problem.

Thus, if we legalize Prostitution we can tackle two major problems at once. Firstly, we can ensure that trafficking of Girls/Women is reduced substantially and that that the Sex Workers of India can lead a more dignified and safe life with less Harassment and more benefits. Secondly, we can tackle the Sexual Frustration of the young Indian male population and turn many men away from Anti-Social behavior to positive contribution to the Society.

Lastly, the Government can also gain immensely because if they legalize Prostitution they can actually make a lot of money taxing the activity and earn tens of billions of dollars in revenue each year.

India's growing Army of Herbivore Males

India's Economy has been growing at breathtaking speed for more than two decades now. There have been comments and articles on the different aspects of India's Economic Development, as well as the Social Revolution that it has entailed. But an often overlooked consequence of these two revolutions in India is the impact that they have had on the Indian Upper Classes.

In this post I wish to deal with a particular change that is taking place rapidly in India. This change is the emergence of the 'Herbivore Male' on the Indian Scene. So what is a Herbivore male, you might ask. The answer to that is pretty simple. A Herbivore male is characterized by a lack of interest in interacting with the society at large and a tendency to stay put in their own rooms/homes while enjoying videogames or some online activities. 

Herbivore Males generally don't have any real life friends. They also do not seem to be interested in the Opposite Sex. They generally suffer from some sort of Videogame addiction and very often, live with their parents. In India, the rise of the Herbivore Male is but a few short years old. If one lives among the Indian Upper classes, it becomes obvious that there is something very wrong with a major section of our young population. The prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder has skyrocketed, many kids are becoming obese and refuse to go out and play, and many young men do not wish to, or seem to be afraid of, socializing with the opposite Gender.

And the numbers are not declining; with Government workers getting massive pay hikes every few years and the Private Sector providing millions of high paying jobs, the Upper Classes have grown like never before. People have so much disposable income that they can essentially live almost the same lifestyle as their Counterparts in the West, while still being in a third World country. Furthermore, the traditional Indian Family is taking a hit and this is having a lot of negative consequences for kids as they develop low self esteem, Social Anxiety and other psychological issues due to a lack of attention from their parents.

All in all, I believe that this downward trend for Upper Class Indian kids will continue and we'll probably have a million strong army of Instant-noodle sustained Social Zombies very soon, unless that figure has already been breached.

Why the turmoil in Iraq affects us all

It has been a few weeks since the group known as the Islamic state of Iraq and Al-Shaam(ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL; now known simply as the Islamic State) captured Iraq's second largest city of Mosul. That was just the beginning of their Blitzkrieg which saw multiple towns and areas in both Iraq and Syria fall to them in the coming weeks, including Saddam Hussein's birthplace of Tikrit.

The Indian media began to aggressively pick up this story when it was realized that dozens of Indian nurses had been held in Tikrit when the Insurgents took the city. Since then there has been a lot of effort put in by the establishment to locate and somehow secure the release of these nurses in Iraq. But compared to what I believe is coming our way, this is a very trivial matter.

Since all of this took place, the group has transformed and is now refered to as the Islamic State or simply, the Caliphate, under the leadership of 'Caliph Ibrahim'(previously known as Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi). This is a very significant development as there hasn't really been any de facto State claiming to be a Caliphate for almost a century now. This Caliphate or Islamic State has hundreds of square kilometers of territory under its writ and is steadily expanding; according to some estimates it also has tens of thousands of fighters, both from the middle east and from elsewhere, who are armed to the teeth and have also received extensive training.

This group has been extremely effective in destroying/demoralizing the forces of the Iraqi State, and now effectively controls more territory than the Iraqi government. It has billions of dollars in funds and now has control over Oil wells, Refineries, Air bases, Markets, Factories etc. It provides Judicial Services, Educational Services, Welfare Services and much much more. Thus, in short, it has truly come to resemble a real State, rather than a rag-tag Insurgent group.

Now let me get straight to how our lives in India and the rest of South Asia might dramatically be affected in the coming months and years. It is my calculation that in the coming few weeks and months, the Caliphate will continue to steadily advance and grow its support base and Military strength. Deir ez zour province in Syria and probably all of the Sunni parts of Iraq will have almost no resistance to the Caliphate left. Soon enough, if there is no major Iranian or US intervention, Baghdad will itself fall to the Islamic State. Thus will begin collapse of States across the middle east one by one on a steady basis(again, assuming that there is no major Iranian or US intervention soon). This will likely make oil prices skyrocket. India will face a lot of problems. Our currency will depreciate. Gold will rise. Inflation will rise. The common man will suffer. The Economy will stall. But that could just be the beginning.

If the Iranians or the Americans let Baghdad fall, sooner or later, the government of Bashar al Assad might also begin facing massive blitz-style attacks by the Caliphate. Jordan will also see encroachments upon its territory. And if things continue this way, several Middle Eastern states would soon be ruled by the Caliphate within a few short years. Israel would not be able to defeat such a Caliphate. The Iranians would face a full-scale Salafist-Jihadist invasion. In fact, Iran would be the only real barrier between the Caliphate and India; the Pakistanis would not be able to offer much resistance and many of their Generals could actually defect to the Caliphate. And then, if Iran and Pakistan fall, we could have the Caliphate on our doorstep here in India.

Thus the Islamic State that is currently fighting in Syria and Iraq could actually one day be at our borders, especially if its growing power is not checked by those who can actually truly challenge it. India could one day face a much larger, vibrant, stronger and relentless Caliphate. It would be a very very difficult thing to defeat such a Violent Mammoth entity. Our State could collapse. The project of the Indian republic could crash even before completing a Century. Our Freedoms and Liberty would vanish. The Populace would be at the mercy of the Invaders. But this is all Hypothetical. We can actually do our bit in this situation. Instead of limiting our role to just trying to rescue Indian citizens from Iraq, we must do whatever we can to prop up the Iraqi Government. We must provide whatever help we can so that the Jihadists do not overrun Baghdad. In conclusion, we must be brave and Protect the future of our Country and its people.

Why the Policy of Reservation is killing India

First things first, this post is in no way meant to be a Casteist rant. This post is meant to give solid reasons as to why India is being driven into the ground by the policy of Reservation, both caste-based, as well as reservation based on other criteria. You don't necessarily have to be an Upper Caste male to understand these reasons, rather, what you simply need is some common sense and a basic ability to use reason and logic.

Now that we've gotten all that cleared up, let me tell you why Reservation hurts our country so much. Firstly, in India, even though initially Reservation was only restricted to caste/tribe based quotas, it has today extended its tentacles much further. Today we have reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, religious minorities, Persons with Disability, Domiciles, and of course, for women. And this isn't restricted to just the Institutions of Higher Education, nope sir, we also have Reservation in all the three tiers of Government as well as the Civil Services Examination and you also have this dirty policy being implemented for Promotions.

What all this boils down to is that Reservation in India is not a policy that is implemented on a very limited scale, but rather it's a policy that touches most institutes and spheres of National importance, and this has an effect of compromising overall quality. Hence we have students of sub-standard intellect and merit being admitted to great Institutes of learning which also has the effect of spoiling the atmosphere for  meritorious students. In fact, a significantly greater proportion of these students who enter Institutes of Higher education through Reservation tend to fail miserably in their Academics and extra-curricular activities.

Thus the Government wastes crores upon crores of Taxpayer money on undeserving students who will go on to further decrease the quality of the work done in the wings of the Government they end up working in. Also, interestingly, it must be noted that most students tend to get a heightened awareness of  Caste based differences once they leave High School. This is another one of the detrimental effects of the Reservation System; it actually leads to the greater inculcation of caste based differences in the minds of students and this can actually lead to Caste based Antagonism and animosity among the students.

Furthermore, Reservation in Politics and the Civil Services leads to a large number of intellectually untalented people making it to the top echelons of the State who then hinder the proper and effectual functioning of the State; and it is indeed sad that there is now also a 1/3rd quota for Women in the Panchayats(the third tier of Government at the local level in rural areas). Panchayats are the lowest tier of government which need to in fact work the hardest to improve the condition of the rural masses but they are very greatly hindered by the burden of quotas which result in untalented and ineffectual leaders running the show.

Reservation also has a rather indirect fallout. It causes the emigration of a great number of our country's best minds who become sick and disgusted with a system in which their Caste/Gender/Community is more important for success than their talents and skills. This brain drain is a loss to India that simply cannot be allowed to continue. Indians in the States are a community with one of the highest IQs and educational qualifications, even higher than the Ashkenazi Jews. They also tend to be one of the highest earning communities. It is truly sad to see such talent going out of India in droves and leaving us with an ever greater proportion of the untalented and the unintellectual.

But things just don't end there. Reservation in recent years has grown so much worse with the introduction of several more reservations such as Domicile quotas and Women's quotas that now the truly open seats are barely a third of the total seats. This has already and will continue to lead to the deprivation of millions of our talented youth who will be unfairly deprived of significant opportunities just due to the selfishness of cunning politicians who wish to use Reservations as a means to appease selected communities and turn them into personal vote banks. But this cannot continue forever; when such a large section of the talented population is deprives of their deserved opportunities, such a situation will inevitably lead to social conflict and civil strife.

North Indians vs. South Indians: A rational Analysis

We've all heard or experienced an argument regarding the issue of the many differences between North Indians and South Indians, and we've all heard different contentions as to which one of the two groups is superior. Most Hindi speaking North Indians see South Indians as a very alien people with respect to their languages and culture. Many North Indians take pride in the fact that North Indians on average are fairer and taller than South Indians. South Indian men are regarded by many in the North as being very effeminate and unmanly.

On the Other hand, South Indians have their own multitude of stereotypes about North Indians. Northerners are regarded as savage, aggressive, rude and utterly uncivilized. Furthermore, many South Indians feel that the average North Indian is much less educated and less intellectually sound than the average South Indian. So which side is actually right? How does North India weigh against South India? Let us analyze this issue in an unbiased and rational manner.

First of all, we take four North Indian States that will be represent the North Indians and we weigh them against the four South Indian States. The four North Indian States we will take are Rajasthan, UP, Punjab and Bihar. We will analyze these states in comparison to their South Indian counterparts, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

First of all, let's take a look an Economic indicator; the per capita incomes of the states mentioned earlier(the figures are for 2012-2013 unless mentioned otherwise) :

1. UP- 33269
2. Punjab- 88783
3. Bihar- 28317
4. Rajasthan- 53735 (2011-2012)
5. Tamil Nadu- 98550
6. Karnataka- 77015
7. Kerala- 80924 (2011-2012)
8. Andhra Pradesh- 78177

Now, after you have a look at these figures, it becomes clear that the South Indian states far outstrip most of the North Indian states we have selected in terms of per capita income, with the notable exception of Punjab. Thus economically it would seem, the South Indian States have beaten their North Indian counterparts. Now let's move on Literacy rates, which will definitely be a better social indicator of the standing of each of these States(figures are for 2011):

1. UP- 71.7
2. Punjab-79.7
3. Bihar- 63.8
4. Rajasthan- 67.1
5. Tamil Nadu- 80.3
6. Karnataka-75.6
7. Kerala- 87.89
8. Andhra Pradesh- 67.02

The picture becomes less clear after one looks at this data regarding the Literacy rates. The gap between the Literacy rates of South Indian States and North Indian States is not as great as in the case of their per capita incomes. In fact, one South Indian State, Andhra Pradesh has a literacy rate worse than all the North Indian States except for Bihar but it must still be conceded that South Indian States are also ahead as per this indicator. Now let us look at the Life Expectancy in each one of these States(figures are for 2006):

1. UP- 60.0
2. Punjab- 69.4
3. Bihar- 61.6
4. Rajasthan- 62.0

5. Tamil Nadu- 66.2

6. Karnataka- 65.3
7. Kerala- 74.0
8. Andhra Pradesh- 64.4

Even the Life Expectancy data does not show much disparity between North Indian and South Indian States though even in this case, the South Indian States do have an edge. After analyzing these three socio-economic indicators one can safely reach the conclusion that as of now, the South Indians are doing better on average than the North Indians but this conclusion has to be taken with a pinch of salt. I say this because statistics also show that South Indians are grossly underrepresented in the Armed Forces, they also wield nowhere near the same amount of political and bureaucratic clout as the North Indians in our country. Furthermore, North Indians are culturally far more numerous and dominant. But on the other hand, we also know that the IT industry and the scientific community in India have a much greater proportion of South Indians relative to their population. Thus one has to acknowledge that both these groups have their own spheres of influence and dominance.

Why Bollywood is Retarded Bullshit

Now before I go full on Bollywood Bashing, let me just tell you that I have absolutely nothing against the local culture or traditions of Indian People. Also, I do not automatically believe that a movie or any piece of Art for that matter that is produced in a Vernacular language is automatically inferior to something western Produced. What I do have a problem is with the sub-standard stories, ideas, dialogues, lyrics and overall retarded piece of works that Bollywood has been dishing out to Indian Audiences for many years now.

The First problem with Bollywood is its very very unrealistic depiction of life in India. You have cheesy dialogues in a dialect of the vernacular which almost no one uses in real life. You have some words which most audiences cannot understand or which they would really never use themselves. Then you have random Dance Sequences from pretty much anywhere imaginable; you have cheap item numbers, you have songs which do not fit in with the context of the movie etc.

Secondly, there is a whole lot of REPETITIVENESS. Even though most bollywood movies themselves have senseless scripts, other Filmmakers feel free to copy ideas from other BS bollywood movies. Thus continues a vicious cycle of Retardation. Bollywood is probably one of the worst Film Industries in the world when it comes to Originality and Creativity.

Finally, there is a growing trend of poorly aping Hollywood movies which in most cases is a terrible disaster. A lot of the poorer/rural population cannot really connect with this and most of the Urban Middle class and the rich find this to be simply a very poor and distasteful imitation of the West. In other cases, you have and entire Idea behind a movie simply lifted and repackaged into a 'Desi' version which is very very repulsive to most viewers.

India's Cream: Drivers of Change(read Consumerism)

Okay, so this is my first post on this new blog I just started and let's hope this interests you and makes at least some sense. India, as all reading this would probably be knowing, is the second largest country in the world today(population wise) and even though it's still really poor, it is a massive market for Corporations worldwide. That is because even though as a percentage of the population, the people who're generally called the 'Indian Middle Class' in the media are still quite small, that still translates to tens of millions of people who now have substantial enough incomes to go around increasing the revenues of big MNCs.

But the truth is, this segment of the population that the average anglophone in India considers to be middle class(due to the influence of the media) is in fact, by and large, not really the true middle class. People who can afford to buy a Sedan, have a 3 BHK apartment in one of Delhi's suburbs(or in any other metro or even mid level city), afford to eat out at a fast food restaurant a couple of times a week are NOT the Middle Class. In fact, these people are essentially the top 2 to 3 per cent of the Population. But that still means at least 20 to 30 million people. Now, the real Middle Class itself also adds to the consumerist demand in a big way that drives up MNC revenues, but they nowhere near come to the level of this top 2 to 3 per cent of the population.

Now that I've explained to you(in a rather quick manner) that there is a very small percentage of population in India who have real consumerist Power, you might wonder why this is even important the future of this Country. Well, it's pretty simple, It is this 2 to 3 per cent of the population that is most exposed to foreign Ideologies and new ideas(largely Western) and it is this top 2 to 3 per cent that is disproportionately over-represented in almost any sphere in India that really matters. These are the people who control most of the Industries and most of the Services and these are the people who make up the top Bureaucratic, political and Military Brass. But it just not their economic prowess that binds this top 2 to 3 per cent of the population.

This Cream of the Indian Population is also largely Bilingual or even Trilingual, being, by and large, quite fluent in English. This Cream shares common ideals of Economic Prosperity and Liberalism, and increasingly, this Cream is also driven by Western Consumerism and thus it might be this segment of the population that drives India to become another Consumerist Giant in a few short decades.