After getting initiated by the Kriya Yoga Guru Swami Satyeswarananda in 1982, I
asked him why there's so much poverty in India. He got extremely pissed off at
the question, and didn't answer it. I'm still trying to figure out why.(as to
the poverty). In addition to the reasons given in this website,:
4 Main Causes of Poverty in India – Explained!
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it appears that India had two Golden Ages (the "original" Indus/Sarawati
civilization starting about 5,000 years ago (or before), lasting until the
drying up of the Sarawati River, 2000 BCE. Then, another Golden Age would be
from about 300 CE to 1000 CE which included the Chola Dynasty. At this time,
India's net economic production was about 1/3 of the world's, and Hindu culture
spread to other parts of Asia and Africa.
It appears that repeated Muslim invasions contributed to an overall decline
after about 1200 CE. UCSD Cognitive Neurologist Dr. V. S. Ramachandra puts the
blame a the feet of the British, who started with rather benign East India
Trading posts in many Indian cities but eventually took over with military and
political power, lasting into the middle of the 20-th Century. Further google
searching may turn up definitive clues.
Here's a rather funny quote from the above website: "Most of the rural people
are lazy, dull, and reluctant to work. Hence, they rot in poverty". (but
unfortunate if true. I've never been to India in the current lifetime).
