Seva Lamberdar wrote:The most groundbreaking scientific and technological research / discoveries, including in the West, have taken place in the universities and colleges, which, unfortunately in India, are also subject to admitting students and hiring teachers / researchers on quota basis according to the caste, rather than just using the merit and economic situation of candidates during admissions and hiring.

As for the use of antiquated religious laws by people in India with Govt’s permission, we already know that some countries in Europe (England etc.) made a huge scientific / technological progress when they got way from religion and the strict religious laws during the Renaissance.  India needs to do the same, get away from the strong influence of religion in the form of strict / archaic religious laws (even implement the UCC), if it wants to take a great leap forward educationally, scientifically and technologically.

Moreover, the cash starved India should spend its money on educating people and in doing the scientific and other kinds of future oriented research instead of sending people on religious pilgrimages.

confuzzled dude wrote:

Seva Lamberdar wrote:The most groundbreaking scientific and technological research / discoveries, including in the West, have taken place in the universities and colleges, which, unfortunately in India, are also subject to admitting students and hiring teachers / researchers on quota basis according to the caste, rather than just using the merit and economic situation of candidates during admissions and hiring.

As for the use of antiquated religious laws by people in India with Govt’s permission, we already know that some countries in Europe (England etc.) made a huge scientific / technological progress when they got way from religion and the strict religious laws during the Renaissance.  India needs to do the same, get away from the strong influence of religion in the form of strict / archaic religious laws (even implement the UCC), if it wants to take a great leap forward educationally, scientifically and technologically.

Moreover, the cash starved India should spend its money on educating people and in doing the scientific and other kinds of future oriented research instead of sending people on religious pilgrimages.

we all know that it is not possible with the govt. at the helm whose main agenda is turning India into Hindu Rashtra.