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This is the biggest fraudulent narrative Congress perpetuated. No, @tehseenp India did not become an "IT power" because of #EnglishAdvantage. Rather, it lags other countries in GDP/capita because of #EnlgishLiability.
English-liability stops 90% of Indians from advancing.
English-liability stops 90% of Indians from advancing.
Because successive govts kept up #EnglishApartheid in India.
This has to be dismantled to provide equal opportunity to all in their language rather than continuing a discriminatory system.
No major country has developed without mother-tongue education.
This has to be dismantled to provide equal opportunity to all in their language rather than continuing a discriminatory system.
No major country has developed without mother-tongue education.
यह सोचते हैं कि १५० देशों का समविधान अंग्रेज़ी में लिखा है। 😆 इतनी अज्ञानता हमारे लोगों में कहाँ से आई?
I have been asking for cross-country data on India's "English advantage" even in IT, but have yet to see anyone come up with it.
Perhaps this table will conclusively establish this "advantage."
Rank by country of programmers in different areas.
Perhaps this table will conclusively establish this "advantage."
Rank by country of programmers in different areas.
All these countries study programming and algorithms using their mother tongues. Almost none of these use English-medium.
houseofbots.com/news-detail/11…
houseofbots.com/news-detail/11…
Silicon Valley is not the world. And if India's "English advantage" is so great, where is the Silicon Valley and trillion $ market cap IT companies from India?
Imagine if you took per capita population numbers, how much further back India would be.
Imagine if you took per capita population numbers, how much further back India would be.
So, now TikTok by Chinese company ByteDance is the new Social Media viral app, with a valuation in the billions of $s.
How many Indian tech companies have launched a popular global product?
(India has #EnglishAdvantage or #EnglishLiability?)
How many Indian tech companies have launched a popular global product?
(India has #EnglishAdvantage or #EnglishLiability?)
A list of Chinese technology unicorns in the over $10 billion range. Remember this is TECHNOLOGY. Remember all of Chinese education is in Chinese medium.
How many from India with "English Advantage"?
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Star…
How many from India with "English Advantage"?
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Star…
Of the top 20 market cap leaders in Internet/Technology today, USA has 11 and China has 9. India has ZERO. But India is a "technology leader" due to English because we got some BPO jobs. 😏 A slave civilization aims low, is proud of "English Advantage."
marketwatch.com/story/china-ha…
marketwatch.com/story/china-ha…
