I think I have referred to Mark Helyar's book 'Rising from the Dust' before. But there is the particular piece in it where he so beautifully describes the misdirection of Indian energy:
"If the amount of force that is spent on India were spent on a European nation, you would find it full of creative activities of various kinds. But, here, in India, it is like sending a current of electricity through a sleeping man: he suddenly starts up, begins jerking and throwing his arms and feet about, and then drops down again; he is not fully awake.
"So much creative potential, realised by the minority, lies dormant elsewhere: "that bucket is made for washing, so wash with it we will. That hose is intended to irrigate the fields. Combine the 2 to make a shower? Why would we want to do that?". Sri Aurobindo calls is 'thought phobia.'"
Insightful stuff, and perhaps pertinent on this, our last day at Kids' Castle in Pedong hidden in the Himalayas.
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