In “Being Indian” Pavan says that “Indian society encourages status quoism and tolerates mediocrity.” However, it is interesting that he says later that it is only Indians who are living abroad that create waves. Then he asks the question of what is it about living abroad that changes Indians. He claims that it is the exposure to a new value structure that changes them.
However, I have yet to see this. I know many Indians in America who are very successful. However, they didn’t just become successful when they moved to America because their values changed. Their values are the same as the day they left India. However, they were given an opportunity.
Friedman and Pavan both analyze the “English-speaking, low-wage techies” here in India. They realize that in reality, that is what India is to most of the world. Indians aren’t given an adequate opportunity to be anything more. It has very little to do with values. As Indians are given a bigger opportunity, they will show that mediocrity isn’t tolerated or celebrated. In fact, mediocrity is looked down upon, and is seen as bad for the family name.
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