The Honest Indian Mind: What We’re Doing Right, What We’re Doing Wrong, and Why Truth Feels Uncomfortable”
India is not failing. India is also not “vishwaguru” yet. Both truths can exist at the same time — but we’re taught to pick only one side. If you criticise the government, you’re called anti-national. If you praise it, you’re called blind bhakt. Somewhere in between, the honest Indian mind gets suffocated. Let’s start with reality, not slogans India has improved in many visible ways: Better highways, metros, digital payments Faster internet access A stronger global voice than before These are real achievements, and denying them is dishonest. But honesty also means admitting what’s not working. The job question nobody wants to answer clearly India has one of the youngest populations in the world. That should be our biggest strength — yet millions of educated youth are stuck: Overqualified for low-paying jobs Under-skilled for high-paying ones Trapped in competitive exams with shrinking seats We celebrate “demographic dividend” but don’t invest enough in skill-building, research, an...