If you are a white person who has grown up in the West, you cannot grok the extent to which in India (and many other countries) children follow an educational a

If you are a white person who has grown up in the West, you cannot grok the extent to which in India (and many other countries) children follow an educational and career path that is ordained for them by family and society, rather than willingly chosen. In the US, programmers, doctors, etc. have historically chosen those specific professions as a match to their talents and interests. In India, programmers and doctors (and other professionals) are those who got the highest marks on some exam, completely irrespective of interest or specific talent. For a fortunate minority, there will be a talent/interest match by chance. The others make bad programmers.