Edward Berman and others have mentioned that the emphasis on higher education soon after independence might not have been beneficial to Indians. It seems to have spawned global elites who seem to me more in touch with foreign things than Indian. This may be partly due to the career opportunities that were available or which seemed attractive. Somehow, law education in India seems to be bit of an exception, perhaps because it is more tied to immediate realities. The following paper was linked nine years ago and I am reading it again
Professor Kingsfield Goes to Delhi: American Academics, the Ford Foundation, and the Development of Legal Education in India by Jayanth K. Krishnan.
Edward Berman’s book The ideology of philanthropy is not easily available now. Here is a review by Michael Barker and also an interview With Edward Berman.
P.S. These were linked earlier but posted again since some of the links disappeared when I tried to revisit the topic.
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