I guess the author have no experience of Indian education system and having the same odd feeling that studying abroad is the prestigious and better than studying in India.For higher education in sopihisticated areas might be important to emmigrate.Even in higher education Indian institutes are excelling (IIT's are ranked 3rd in the word in technological institutes catogories by Times magagine). But for lower level of education I do believe in Indian education system. Its as much rigorous and compititve if not better than abroad.It gets more tough and better brewing system because of its intra-compititveness.I myselve studying abroad for compliting my PhD and did all my earlier studies in India. Its a lot more helpful being studied and trained in India and I find myself quite well informed and comfortable in most of disciplines, than my surroundings here.Many other points of the essay were to the truth if you are coming to europe.It could be a great difference if you move to US instead, in racial terms as there society is more of mixed class and therefore loses that national pride kind of conciousness or patriotic terms are less popular. So US life might be comfortable than europe.