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We also are not trained to think in a creative manner. Succumbing to authority comes more natural to Indians rather than being free and think freely. Of course there are exceptions, but in general as a rule. | We also are not trained to think in a creative manner. Succumbing to authority comes more natural to Indians rather than being free and think freely. Of course there are exceptions, but in general as a rule. | ||
==Education System== | |||
Also, we are to blame to quite some extent. Our education system does not encourage free thinking, or even thinking for that matter. It is learn by rote. IMHO, all CS/IT courses in india are more of History courses. | |||
==Financial Constraints== | |||
Secondly getting exposure in the various international forums is not cheap. What I mean by this is, there is only some extent to which you can learn from books. To learn more, you need to first do something, understand what happens, why it happens, interact with experts. This happens by writing research papers, | |||
participating in various conferences. Most of them are very expensive | |||
by Indian standards. | |||
==Bandwidth== | ==Bandwidth== | ||
Only available in metros? Lack of | Only available in metros? Lack of introductory materials in an easily accessible (printed) form. | ||
==Consumer Mentality== | ==Consumer Mentality== | ||