I think the main reason for Indians to study abroad is to get the hell out of this country. Probably true in the past too, seems more desperate now.
Unless you're in a startup here, where yr journey is the reward for which you'll reap benefits later, job scene in India is bleak.
Ofc a very small fraction of Indians even get the opportunity to study abroad.
Most have no choice but to study in India.
And compete in a very tough job market.
Many will get only mediocre jobs, if at all.
The boom in India of the 1990s and 2000s seems well and truly behind us.
It is not that there won't be jobs in the future. There will be.
But the competition will be even more intense than today.
With each gen, competition only gets so much more.
Easiest was 1990s. Lots of jobs post liberalisation. And Y2K.
Lot of mediocrity got massively rewarded.
Do the math.
Every year how many enter the job market (less those who leave) vs how many jobs are created.
No wonder ppl want to get out and earn/live elsewhere.
Only a few can afford to, though.
Rest are stuck here.
Ofc good opportunity for moneyed BJP to use their services.

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Did you spend your early years (say upto the age of 16) in a city, town, or rural/semi-rural setting in India?

How much has that influenced you?
Grew up in a semi-rural setting in Odisha, close to JH.
Delhi was a massive culture shock.
Never quite fitted in, I think, though I loved the city.
Was an introvert, lacking in confidence.
Delhi made it even worse.
Supremely confident, aggressive ppl around me.
And here I was.:-)
Ppl would ask me "kahaan se hai tu?", and laugh at me, when I'd say "Orissa".
At that time, Orissa & Bihar were held in contempt by many Delhiites.
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I'd never used this before - and, to date, haven't.
Not once.
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May was #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth.
And we saw how that went!
Miles to go before people understand, and stop trivialising/mocking, mental health issues.
June is #PrideMonth .
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In solidarity with #LGBTQIA community fighting for their rights.
Only thing that matters is being kind to each other.
Your religion, nationality, caste, gender, sexual orientation, race, class, nothing.
None of this makes you superior or inferior to another person.
Anyone telling you otherwise is brainwashing you.
Come out of this thinking.
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E g Hindu, Muslim, Christian supremacists.
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Thread.
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It's their prerogative ofc, and they don't owe me an explanation, but it'd give me an insight into human psychology.
Do they seriously believe he isn't a harasser?
Or are they ok with it?
Way I see it is, it doesn't matter whether it's X, Y or Z who is being harassed.
You might not like X at all, but that's btwn you and X.
If you take the side of the harasser when he's harassing X, you're enabling harassment.
He gets more oxygen to harass more ppl.
Don't do this.
Don't support, or encourage, bullies.
EVER.
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Understand power dynamics.
Ask "who's the powerful party here?"
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This is one of those typical jugaads Indians are good at.
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Yaaay!
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If you're arguing based on facts, I'm happy to listen.
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But if you're arguing on opinion or, worse, speculation, then I don't want to waste one second on the discussion.
There's no point. :-)
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<insert party name> is B-team of <insert party name>.

Let's talk facts.
Rahul Gandhi has never held an administrative post, unlike Modi.
Yes, we can debate whether this is a negative or a positive or irrelevant.
But it's a fact.
Let's talk facts.
Delhi Police does not report to Delhi Govt.
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2015-2020:
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