--- title: "Why we Indians are Not Creative?" description: "Indians are not creative is not the best line to introduce because India is full of creativity but it will have to realize its Creativity." author: "DILIP SINGH" published: 2019-03-02 updated: 2022-12-20 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/340/why-we-indians-are-not-creative category: "education" tags: ["social issues", "education system", "children", "depression"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Why we Indians are Not Creative? **When I was in my 10th** [**standard**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39558/how-many-neutrons-does-a-standard-hydrogen-atom-have-in-its-nucleus) **my elder brothers** used to tell me getting a job in this time is very difficult, you have to study very hard and **score high marks in your exams.** From that time my conscience related to study changes completely, a learning which inculcates curiosity to study more changes to a mugging up machine whose aim to somehow get good marks. I was lucky I heard this in my 10th standard but nowadays, [parents put](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85997/why-do-indian-parents-put-so-much-pressure-on-their-children-for-their-success) a **stamp on their babies after birth that he/she is going to become Doctor, Engineer, and** [**Lawyer**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39313/asma-jahangir-the-renowned-human-rights-lawyer-passed-away-she-hailed-from-which-country) **etc**. If a child **thinks differently** and wants to take the road not taken, **he/she is never encouraged to do the same.** ![Why we Indians are Not Creative?](http://yourviews.mindstick.com/ViewSolution/c54e6928-0f02-4a1d-bec0-763c432c4ccd/images/ce3b1c0b-d5f8-49c4-87b1-984e3361cbed.jpeg)\ P**arents do not want their children to lag behind in the rat race,** a race o**f** [**competitive**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38300/which-authority-has-recently-approved-a-niti-aayog-proposal-of-making-available-online-the-scores-and-rankings-of-candidates-taking-competitive-examinations-for-central-government-jobs) **exam** where every student is running irrespective of what he is studying and what knowledge he/she will acquire, they only study **what is important for the respective exam and not an inch beyond that (Capsule Course).** **Creativity which is one the most important factor for overall personality [development](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65309/importance-of-ux-design-in-the-development-of-mobile-apps) is somewhere lagging in the Indian students according to reports.** ![Why we Indians are Not Creative?](http://yourviews.mindstick.com/ViewSolution/c54e6928-0f02-4a1d-bec0-763c432c4ccd/images/260a85e9-1c3f-4b08-a145-41ed8f1e4aa2.jpeg)\ **Our Archaic** [**Educational**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32255/what-are-narendra-modi-s-educational-qualifications) **System** is focused on the learning, not on thinking which we have adopted for the British educational system, they themselves changed their [education system](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/220/need-renovation-in-education-system) which focuses on creative and [practical learning](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114367/what-proven-strategies-can-schools-adopt-to-bridge-theory-and-practical-learning-effectively). But I don’t blame the education system of India. **India is on the 58th position in terms of education and many of our institutions are in the top 100 of the world, th**ey are capable of gives has enough knowledge in any field to succeed. I blame the indecisiveness to choose a course. Recently I was reading an article on Facebook, where it said that **we first become** [**engineer**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44784/what-is-difference-between-lawyers-and-engineers)**s and then think of what to do.** Which is an utter waste of time. ![Why we Indians are Not Creative?](http://yourviews.mindstick.com/ViewSolution/c54e6928-0f02-4a1d-bec0-763c432c4ccd/images/0da3e002-86ae-469c-bc31-3eacf3e0b843.jpeg)\ **We have to understand that every child is unique and have different qualities.** We cannot judge a person by his/her grades getting in a particular subject. **Everyone has a hidden talent, just the need is to discover that and polish that regularly, and for that, we have to give a chance to our child.** There will be many hurdles when he/she start his own venture in [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/322/what-the-promotion-of-terrorism-has-done-to-india-and-other-countries) but he will be self-satisfied because he will do **what he loves the most.** --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/340/why-we-indians-are-not-creative Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.