> You're probably one of those who also insists that India has the best teachers. No, I'm not ^one of those^ (whatever that's supposed to imply). I think our e

> You're probably one of those who also insists that India has the best teachers. No, I'm not ^one of those^ (whatever that's supposed to imply). I think our education system is a mess and I also cannot claim to be 'well educated' in any kind of academic sense. > You also probably believe India has the most powerful supercomputer > and the best space program (for its budget). Don't know about the supercomputer but as far as a space program is concerned, as a matter of fact, yes indeed I do -- for its budget, ISRO is has an amazing track record by any measure. So, it's not so much of a belief than a fact. > I'm more interested in the masses of Indians not having to shit on the street > outside where they live, and having access to clean drinking water and > refrigerators. wait, what, I, wait, ...what ? Seriously ? Yes, dear fellow Indian, the majority of us are also concerned about those matters as well, but what you declare so passionately is so completely orthogonal to the context ! Well, I shall yet attempt to bring the conversation back on track by saying that inventions tend to be created to solve local problems and that's why we possibly don't have a whole lot of innovation happening that is used by the rest of the world but we surely have guys like these: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26260978 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26260978 > Also, could you name some Indian makers who can create a steam engine, or > internal combustion engine, or electrical engine from scratch? Or any that > have innovated in that sphere? OK, I'll make it easy for you. Can you name a > single invention at any of the IITs in their entire history, an invention that > is used by the rest of the world? I'll do better than that. I'll teach you how to wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_inventions_and_discoveries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_inventions_and_... Of course, going by previous similar conversations with others who would look at ^India^ only from the limited perspective of their immediate and personal experiences, I assume that's not going to convince you. In anycase, I'll leave you with a few passing thoughts (and that's all I'll intend on engaging further): a. The reasons for lack of 'world famous' innovation extends beyond lack of tools and infrastructure. The hierarchy of needs or social attitudes towards failure play important roles as well. b. Despite that there is a community of people who do enjoy to tinker and build stuff. Just for the heck of it. Not with the intent of making something that would be 'used by the rest of the world' but to solve local problems. Most of these do not make it big. They are inventions nonetheless c. Often times these people end up leaving India to go settle abroad. And finally yes, here is where the lack of resources and infrastructure tend to weigh in on the decision. d. About this: > HN has moderators for that purpose No it doesn't. At least not in the reddit sense. No, they don't 'let you know'. HN is largely community moderated. Have a good time here, cheers !