How Indian Society Holds India Back 

India's population is 1.48 billion, while the total population of Europe, with more than 45 countries, is about 740 million. China is a highly homogeneous country with 90% Han Chinese population and 80% of the population speaks the same language, Mandarin. The most spoken language in India is Hindi, spoken by only 48% of the population, and this includes dialects like Bhojpuri. Standard Hindi is spoken by only 27% of the population. India is subcontinent functioning as a country.

Someone asked me how diverse is India. I simply said, in 10km radius from my location, you’ll find 10 different languages, 10 different looking people, 10 different traditions and cultures, 10 different food habit.

India is not a single country - its a continent pretending to be a country. Bharata varsha literally means the continent of Bharata. India always had 100s of countries within itself.

I am not Indian but i have Indian ancestors and i have been to India only once.. during 10 days i travelled hundreds of miles througout the land by car and by plane..it was really an unbelievable experience..it was like travelling through different countries altogether..from Delhi to Punjab via Agra then to Jaipur and finally to Mumbai before going to back to Delhi...one thing that helps very much is knowledge of Hindi language which i learnt at school..and by watching Hindi movies...because in all different places people also speak Hindi even if they their own regional mothertongue.. i could understand why India is without any discission the most complex country and most difficult to administer in the world..

Your video explains the Indian political dilemma better than some Indian political scientists. Great work.

Bhārat is diverse and united because our concept is not ‘Unity in Diversity’ but ‘Diversity in Unity’

Christains and Muslim societies can advance rapidly because its easy for them to organise an entire population under a Pope, Caliph, or Imam, and have a consensus over what they want to do. But the same cant happen in Hinduism because Hinduism is not a single organised religion with a strict code of law, its a set of many religions and beliefs co existing, One community will say its bad to do animal sacrifice, another won't see any issue with it, the only factor binding them is that they all come from the same vedic roots and are under the Dharmic fold under which they organise when needed.

Finally someone said it. Too much diversity and happy politics to Celebrate it will ultimately hamper any major reforms.

Not only is our strong society too diverse but at a mean level, the quality of our human capital is very low. This means that being democracy and freedom hasn't lead to enough of us leveraging it for entrepreneurship and innovation but hold the state hostage and demand freebies and appeasement.

We are diverse, not divided. "All Indians are my brothers and sisters" are not just words for me. They are my true feelings.

Kaliyuga and its effects Either way I cannot disagree if someone says god himself saved India ( divine intervention) because India is so diverse,it should've been broken into multiple small kingdomes some 64 years ago,but somehow it didn't and it's growing VERY rapidly

Imho, India will always need a more federal govt structure, where states can have more say about their governance, India is too large & diverse to be controlled from delhi and not every state is the same, some are industralized and others are not. Cause while I don't like to admit it, India has never been united as a whole, and when it will we would have long passed the time to benefit from our population dividend. We've always been more like europe as a continent and the only times we've been united is when under a dictatorship.

too much diversity its like a clash of cultures who dont like each other

For a country like india, We need strict leaders who proudly support the indic values and cultures, which are followed by almost 88% of the people.

Constructive criticism...how rare, almost extinct. Appreciated brother✌️🇮🇳 Subscribed

Indian society is back not coz of it's diversity coz at the end we all are same in a way but it is back coz of corrupt politicians. It's just democracy is not made for such a huge country it needs a patriotic permanent leader. Bharat ( India) was at it's peak as akhand bharat at the time of king maurya, ashoka and gupta.

That's like saying, the World's diversity holds the world back. India is doing well for its diversity. All we need is uniform development away from a few mega cities, by encouraging more regional cities. Historically, regional cities were quite prosperous. Only after British era, regional cities lost their importance to the British created metros and socialism screwed us in multiple ways.

It's a trade off, Between letting everyone be the way they are and advance slowly, or imposing one thing over everyone and advance rapidly. India is diverse, in terms of race, religion, caste, creed, language and many more. It isn't like France or China where the majority of people look the same, speak the same, follow the same set of beliefs which makes it easier for them to advance and get a consensus since there isn't much friction between thousands of communities.

Diversity when propagated too much leads to a chaos like india. In india people take it as an offence if told to let go off their regionalism a little. This has been cultivated by regional parties especially in South of India since ages. People harass other people from different states for their language supremacy and whatever. This is further amplified by the media run by the various parties to act as their mouthpieces. After all this people are told to celebrate this "diversity" 😅😅😅. WTF. India will not grow to become a powerful nation. A nation being systematically weakened from inside is bound to be broken. It will happen, not now,but later.

Indian people are holding India back

honestly I wish agriculture reforms passed. so angry with these insane mobs protesting about it and the govt being soft on them.

Hundred percent agreed. There are so many diverse groups here. People generally talk about the positives of diversity in terms of architecture, cuisine, religious events and languages. But they forget that almost always these groups have different versions of development and interests. Often these interests are opposite to each other. Even if your decision is rational and suited for the growth of the nation as a whole, some group will find it abhorrent. When protests happen, they will be portrayed as failure of the government. Not every leader is willing to take that risk. And that lack of risk taking appetite is holding us back severely.

Truly it is something else to rule India it's not like a normal society. It's truly amazing how things evolve here. Soo many pieces influencing each other you never know how things will turn out

This the most accurate description of India in the shortest possible video.

India is not Gay enough😂😂😂

India is most Diverse country in the World, Every region, state, city has its own culture. that why we say “Unity in Diversity” 1) Geographical 2) languages 3) Facial Features & skin complexion varies according to region (north, south, east, west, north-east) 4) Food 5) traditional Clothes & Jewellery of each state is different 6) traditional Temples & Home architecture 7) traditional Dance forms 8) traditional Music 9) traditional Art forms 10) Festivals 11) Greetings 12) wedding

Such an accurate and on point description about India from probably someone who isn't Indian is super rare but you literally nailed it not just discussed the ground reality in full depth but also covered the on going political scenario perfectly. You earned my respect hope more such quality informative videos further.

Enshrining caste, reservation directly into constitution of India was the second largest disaster the law maker did while making the constitution, first was not making Bharat a Hindu Rashta.

Sir you should make a video on the horrible Cast system in Buddheism that sadly 99%of Hindus still don't know!,that video is needed specially for all the Neo Buddheists in Bharat who only wants to blame and disrespect Hinduism,just because our modern day Hindus have a dangerous virus on them named Sickulerism that's why they mostly talk about Islam only but I strongly belive that Buddheism should also be exposed!🙏🕉️

India is elephant...it Go slow without much SHAKES... democracy for 1.4 billion people unlike CHINA which control by using ARMY POWER..How can 1.4 billion people living in democracy?... India is example... Proud proud of our culture and ancient heritage un changed for millania.. Indian elephant walk is slow but consistent

Are the Chinese happy people? Given a choice, where would you live - India or China?

Man you have just encapsulated and captured my emotions and assessments after 4th June. I have been slightly disillusioned as well even though Mr Modi has come back for a third term. But I can easily see that this jubilation is transient because we are just one Election result away from blowing up our economy as the opposition in India can quite effortlessly lead us down a spiral into a dark future. The examples cited of Argentina, Brazil and South Africa in your video are quite apt but you missed out on the example of Venezuela. Its downfall can easily be mimicked by India as the ingredients that were present in Venezuela are also present in our country. The Maduro regime and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela explicitly stated that they will not enact socialism, but once in power did the exact opposite that led to V's current situation where there is mass starvation, poverty and inflation even after it being a high oil rich country. Just a glance through the opposition's(particularly the INC) manifesto is enough to scare the living daylights out of any sensible being interested in economic affairs. Their only USP is to divide the Hindu vote to carry out their massive social engineering and bring about their communist utopia. What pains me is that the Janta clearly hasn't learnt any of the 40 years of Nehruvian Socialist Sh*thole phase of this country where everyone of our peers like Korea, China, Singapore etc raced ahead to become rich while we were stuck redistributing poverty.

As long as the Hindi heartland holds together India will survive.... India is an empire and strong identitarian non Hindi nationalities are faring better than Hindi heartland so any need for revolution or secessionism doesn't sway people... Like in Tamil Nadu(a leading anti Hindi bastion) got strong economy and Tamil Nadu will be well off within the Indian empire rather than a separate nation... As extreme hunger, poverty and unemployment are the core causes for any revolution and Tamil Nadu doesn't get any now, it remains within India...

I think you're very hopeful about young urban Indians.. they feel it's cool to be on the "Left".. they don't remember the UPA era. And they don't see/realise how bad UPA was for India. All of them think BJP is bad for India becuse that's what the West and the "cool", "unbiased", "neutral" "intellectuals" of India tell them! Here's hoping they'll see through the bs but after seeing this time's result I don't really have much hope from young, urban Indians.. PS: I'm a young urban Indian

Positively surprised at how good this analysis was

India needs stable government till it becomes developed Nation. Reforms are so much important for any government to prosper any nation to future Atleast for a Decade or till 2035 policies should not change & same policies should be continued. Congress wins on Freebees as Policies and BJP wins on Development as policies. islamists who love hamas are with congress and who put nation first are with BJP. countless regional and small parties get elected on diverse issues, thats another Toast.

India is a continent with many countries that fight within itself some day maratha vs OBC,or someday Maharashtra vs Gujarat 😂😂 It's a mess, caste fight, religion fight,north south fight karnataka vs TN fight, Maharashtra vs Karnataka fight😂😂 entire india is fighting ans everyone suffers...thats why our happiness index will always be less than even ukraine or Pakistan irrespective of development.

I will strongly degree with what was said in the video. The greatest problem lies in hindu society not having any strong connection with thier sastras and orginal knowledge system which is casing too much confusion and fake historical narrative with drive so called caste system narrative plus hindu society itself only remaining in name but inside they are nastik. Remember the time bharat was prosperous was always under rulers who followed and ruled by dharm.

This channel will shine if the people of our country look with open eyes and free mind!

It's crazy to think what India would've achieved if Caste did not exist, or wasn't such a core part of Indian Identity that politics form around it, of course past discrimination cannot be justified, but Even Ambedkar wanted the caste system to End, Same as Savarkar who was against caste.

This dude Know more about India than Indians themselves 😂😂

Thanks for the video. You understand India better than most foreign media, and even better than most of Indian "Secular-Liberal" population 👏🙏👍

People wants change but no one wants to change...people just dream they don't a act...

Sure we are diversed but it is not like outsiders united, but insiders followed different path inspired by the same ideal called "Dharma"~ eternal balance in the universe. Together we are called "Bharat" ~ The followers of the light. 😊

Although we Indians don't bother much about our global criticism,but it's good to hear somebody talking truth about us . Nobody is saying India is perfect it's far from it,but that doesn't mean we should just criticize it

Thanks Akshar - I found this video interesting and illuminating. As the old adage goes - "anything you say about India is true, and so is its complete opposite" so many realities and complexities coexist in India, we won't be landing on answer anytime soon!

What a video man. Changing anything in India isn’t easy. With a marginal majority it will not be easy for current govt.

What portion of the workforce do you believe should be in the agricultural sector? One of India's long-standing advantages is its food production and our lack of reliance on food supply from other countries - whether through labour or direct imports. Despite this, India's food security is still not that great. And as far as India's arable land goes, are you suggesting utilising that for industrial sector undertakings?

I want to know about that statue on the left..and where can i get one.

Consilidation of hindu votes through Hindutva of the bjp countered by caste politics of the opposition parties. Both interested in outdoing each other for better electoral outcomes and obviously personal outcomes. IMF Gun point reforms were implemented by the Congress and not the Bjp, some of whose leaders were intially opposed it. Though in retrospect the bjp govt between 1999-04 did a decent job on the economic front. The farm laws though badly required by the sector were made for the benefit crony capitilists. I feel GDP per capita is important, but also distribution. It cannot so stark opposite as in our country. Why Indian politicians fail to stress on the importance, long term benefits of affordable quality education starting from the primary level , healthcare ?? Save a couple of states in the extreme South of India, others have just started. Why no discussions on multi dimensional poverty index reduction? I dont see experts thrashing us for our very poor record wrto China. We lost out to China due to the lack of importance for human capital.

What kind of interpret what you see as what you think is this? Those urban voters are mostly either older people who are 40+ whose main source of news is Indian news channels(whose integrity is definitely not questionable), or younger people who if you ask the reason for them voting BJP, are probably just gonna say either Modi ji zindabad(long live modi ji) or some religious chant like jai shree ram(hail lord ram). In what way are these people pro development, I fail to see. There are many other things like BJP being an extension of a religious organization and BJP attacking non-BJP states by calling them anti-nationals and khalistanis, and attempting to alienate those people. Many more things but this is getting long so I'll just keep it this long.

I was such shocked with the result of 4 June,that i was watching videos of Jayant bhandari 😂😂and now urs.... Diversity is the biggest curse on India, Tribalism of caste groups, socialism,anti corporate mindset but need jobs.Even Ayodhya was also after so much development and 1 crore+tourist...no vote for railway station/airport/highway/expressway....I am an Indian and telling u that my country has zero morality, zero love for development, zero vision....Thank u for the video. Subscribing u

From wiki: “From the 1st century CE to the start of British colonization in India in the 17th century, India's GDP varied between 25% and 35% of the world's total GDP,[13] more than all of Europe combined.[6] It dropped to 2% by the time Britain departed India in 1947.[14]“ I don’t think it would be too much of a leap to assume that India was also highly diverse during the era when it produced nearly a 3rd of the world’s GDP. The west robbed one of the most consistently wealthy regions of the world, then had the nerve to tell it (IMF) how to become rich again. Amazing.

Who is the brilliant person behind those immaculate illustrations?

Reforms, reforms, reforms are the solution of India's woes. However for that to happen in a democracy, consensus and patience has to be built up (unlike the Farm Laws).

Very informative video! Left me with a lot to think about

I'd be cautious to interpret 2024 results just thru the lens of caste and diversity. BJP themselves made tactical error in campaigning particularly in candidates selection and GOTV.

Finally a westerner speaking truth

Never lose your indianess brother. Our Great Motherland needs people like you. Great video 👍

I think problem in society is more in West than India , what India needs is elevation of masses and economy , if you says society is holding back , then my answer is don't conclude so early , In 1700 India and the world are more and less alike , this 200 to 300 years is nothing compared to ages of an civilization . The West is only mature in this 300 years and it didn't even perhaps can assimilate it's Cristian past in it , but India has many to digest first it's Vedic civilization , then the Muslim civilization then modern West , just imagine what it will be when the curry is ready , so don't make conclusion , it is not easy to create or destroy but more difficult is to sustain and assimilate.

Another phenomenal video. Your work is truly nuanced and exemplary.

We really need Akhand Bharat or else the opposition party will turn India into various small countries😢

Not even 2diverse India is 3diverse, maybe even 4diverse Brazil, USA, etc. are becoming the next India now

I have a criticism for you sir that you make long form video because your videos gets extremely less views and subscribers!,just look at the amount of views and subscribers our beloved German Shephard gets in literally every single of his videos(You already know who)I know at first it's going to be hard for you but once you make long form video essays then more and more people are going to watch your videos!🚩🕉️

I aggree on almost all points Except the point about Defence Reforms. The main Problem with defence forces is not a Qualitative issue, rather an issue of Modernisation which is very Sluggish due to all the red tape involved in procurement processes. Take for example the MRFA Tender, where they couldnt even decide on a Fighter playform in 21 years. This leads to Governments sanctioning emergency procurements which is just a simple way of legalising acts of Corruption, Like the General staff decides to procure a Foreign gun platform when comparable Platforms are available at home. Secondly, I dont think that Indian Military per se is having a bad time, we have seen far worse times in 90s and 80s. And Recent Examples such as Ukraine Teaches us that No matter how Advanced Technology you have, warfare always takes toll on manpower. So you need well trained forces in big no. ESPECIALLY If you aim to defend against China. And Agnipath messes that up entirely. You have a slashed manpower with way less training and exposure and are NOT REGGIMENTED(The scheme puts an end to Regimentation). Regiment system has worked very well in the past, no indication that it wont any further. If something isnt broken, dont fix it. But slashing down manpower can prove to be an enormous blunder. TOS may work for smaller countries with low population like Israel but not India. In Recent Jammu attacks , the Security lapse happened because the Units were streched too thin to provide any any necessary coverage and are still struggling with low troop strength. The need of the hour is a well trained Bureaucracy that understands Defence and a strong Defence Minister who can stare the Generals into taking indegenous options.

That's what makes India unique.

Bjp never ruled historically Much of Maharashtra Karnataka Tamil Nadu Kerala these are the most urbanised parts of India. To say only bjp focuses on urbanization is just plane wrong. Bjp votes share is higher towards because of Idiotic Congress leadership. Hindutva has no co relation with urbanization nothing explains why Tamil Nadu refuses to elect bjp while bihar does You talk like upper caste do not have their lobbies jatt gujjar Thakurs Brahmins patels Maratha lingayats Vokkaliga kamma kapu Nadars chettiars nairs exist which controls much of land holdings which is the most essential aspect of industrialisation they will never allow any other community leader to rise up politically and ensure that their socioeconomic capital is never diluted.

As a north American that has seen the effects of industrialization on a culture, ask yourselves. What do you prefer? A band of people that are happy to defend themselves and full of heart? Or a culture of void. Despaired and helpless people that have forgotten who they are and what they have come from. Industry cannot be approached so haphazardly. Alienation, despair and resulting stagnation will come from pseudocommunities of isolated and overworked people.

That was a really good video. Wish you good luck for the channel.

internet will bring india homogeneous

That African guy video is awesome just that along deserves a like and subscribe for this guy

😂😂❤❤ brother believe me you are a way better than Dhruv Rathee but you are not a very good influencer as you do not dash and criticize Hindu fanaticism otherwise if you would have done that and call Narendra Modi a dictator then you would have 22 million subscribers and brand endorsements and many more and your name will be coming in newspapers Frontline button fortunately you are doing things for the Hindus for the Indian people that's why no one is going to pay attention to you and video such as like this this are not going to be in the recommendation system of RU-vid

What an amazing comprehensive video of prevalent yet unspoken topics. You truly worked hard on this video and I can see it… keep more of these coming!

ur video is much much better than many political scientist, as an indian coming from rural background, i totally endorse ur views that the diversity of india is a major problem for india.

Honestly speaking I don,t see it as a big issue or even the main issue of Indian society at all. If you look at Darwin,s theory of natural selection and evolution and also add the concept of genes then Indian society has the largest database of cultural genes in the world. And therefore it is very likely to survive through multiple changes in human history. Whjcg is why the Hindu civilisation considered on of the oldest and outlived the Greeks, Egyptians , romans and even the Chinese and sumerians

This video is actually great and addresses the heart of the problem. Most of the other videos out their don't even study enough about the actual situation and problems, which just infuriates me.

Read your whole article about this and what a piece. You provide such indept analysis. After a long time found a platform and creator who talks so indepth about indias political cultural and societal dynamics with covering so many subtleties that too after living outside. Excited for more of ur stuff on ur platform and yt channel. Even added ur platform on home page.

I see India's independence in 1947 unique in the manner that India not just freed itself of British Raj but also pulled itself out from the Persianate cultural sphere that it got sucked in under the Islamicate rule (Pakistan and Bangladesh carry that culture instead). But, it is a harsh reality when we see the exact same problems today that we saw in Pre-Islamic Indian society - behaving like crabs, where we hate ourselves, we feel jealous and disgust at one-another and cannot see each other succeed unless we have a share in it. We don't truly associate with our past and yet we also don't want to let go of something from that past, perhaps it's the seemingly noble values. It is a frustrating mental scenario Indian Hindus are going through, as they realize that Hinduism has now effectively become a folk or tribal religion with perhaps some potential, but no immediate practicality in bringing people together. Perhaps we are in need of another Adi Shankaracharya-like figure who can truly map the whole of this country and bring a collective cultural consciousness again. Or perhaps another foreign invasion. But this Hindu nationalism rhetoric isn't working in my opinion, at all.

Honestly my country is way worse, specially the state where I live in. It is fully surrounded by cow and and their dungs

I have no hope in India's future, just gonna enjoy whatever i get. I never vote, will never vote. Just gonna try to stay alive. Your insights are really good, especially internet part, i was thinking about it to myself.

Re: 12:09, Congress encouraging redistribution and economic progress being the preserve of the privileged lot sounds very much influenced by the likes of Jean Dreze and Thomas Piketty and their BS theories. They expect India to conform to European welfare standards without tackling corruption, creating avenues for wealth creation, and enhancing state capacity on law & order. They want first world benefits and handouts without first world state capacity.

Thank you . This is the thing which is actually the strength of India.

India is not a normal country. It is true that India has made some progress but there are so many underlying issues which are getting severe as time goes on. Suicides are increasing.

Finally, a rational angle to the looming discourse on the maladies of Indian society which are many. This wasn't a ranty episode but a message those concerned with India's development need to hear. Before one has a chance to solve a problem, one needs to first accept it exists and ask the right questions. The Hydra analogy fits the Indian societal malaise well. One can't change a nation with massive population pools operating on a religiously retarded mindset, drowning in ignorance and superstition. To even broach this conversation with a fellow Indian, one has to pierce through layers of denial, delusion, and cope. Modern world has been engineered by rational minds and countries like India are functioning at the bottom-rung of that global order. India is in a dire need for cultural reinvention. Every generation has to have conversations and confront issues that their predecessors have ignored and neglected. Culture goes beyond costumed role-play. How you dress, what folk songs you dance to, and what deities you grovel at has no impact on what feeds you. But what you produce and offer to the economy does. As was perfectly posited at the end of the video, the cult of the village must be supplanted by the creed of the polis!

Great video man

The lack of an effective opposition party is a big problem for Indian democracy. The Congress Party is useless, with no leadership. Other than the Congress Party India has only regional parties with nothing in common other than opposing the BJP. It is amazing how India is holding together as one country. Diversity is enormous. The south India is totally different from the north. People in Tamil Nadu are all anti-Hindi and the governing party ( DMK) is anti-Hindu even though most Tamilians are religious Hindus. India is a very complex country. Indian unity comes mostly from common Hindu culture There is nothing else uniting this extremely diverse country.

this video needs to go viral in all languages of india

Spot on video. Our chatterati class usually waxes eloquent about the beauty of our diversity, it's like a salad, like a thali, a tapestry of colours and fabrics...yada yada, but it also comes with a whole load of detriments. We have 10s of millions of different races, hundreds of millions of religions, ethnicities and languages. Everyone in India is a majority in at least one minority category.

Hmmmm , im here to see your comment section , not because i love commenting , but because i m here to see wether IT cell has found this video or not. Im sure your channel is underrated but after this video , forget that , you have chosen a right content.....

India's diversity is a boon and problem together... In case of crisis the diversity actually helps us but in peace time this diversity creates fault lines...

Fully agreed with you. India's diversity is the core reason why India is still not developed.

I've had this exact theory at the back of my mind for years, just didn't find anyone who shares the same sentiment. Indians are quick to say things like "unity in diversity", or that we are the biggest democracy in the world.

Bro my urbanised friends only want to marry within their caste.

“..force people from farms to factory…” 😂😂

Subscribed, brother. Well done. I hope your channel grows exponentially. Much love from india❤

You put our thoughts into an eloquent video

Very well put video, any Indian person who has gone through years of understanding it’s country will reach these conclusions and rarely so a westerner. Thanks for the analysis and including Sanskrit scriptures to give context. Keep it up.

I needed one more non indian to educate me on myself

Jati nhi, jativadi se dikkat hai saheb.

“Yatha praja Thatha raja” hey you stole my phrase. I said this about democracy many years ago