Modernizing mindsets

We are not lagging behind in technology, we are lagging behind in keeping up with modern ideologies. The "common man" who votes for change is not "backward" in mindsets, he wants progress. In one of our "backward" states, people had the choice of voting for the "modern" intelligent politician and a "villager" politician (who had kept cows in his backyard). The "villager" politician belonged to the most populous lower caste and we thought his people will vote for him. But they did not. They felt that they need modern solution to bring progress to their state and they voted for the politician from the upper caste (the less numerous one) Repeatedly, the "modern" politician won and the politician with "villager" lost  in elections. So the common people want modernism and they want to shake free of the medieval mindsets and caste solidarity is not important to them.
Few cunning politicians try to appeal by showing that they are "anti-West" or "pro- desi" in ideals, but the general population is on the lookout for a good modern leader.
Future of India depends on how fast we get rid of  many  ancient  ideologies. Two days ago, the Supreme Court ruled against "khap-panchayats" which have made rules like--no marriage outside one's caste, marriageable age for women is 16, women cannot use mobile phones, women can wear only traditional clothes and not modern ones and so on .
Police force needs re-training to have better mindsets.Police represent the law to the people, so they need to be sensitive to what the needs of the people are. Often, the police perpetuate wrong mindsets themselves.There is nothing more catastrophic than this.So big changes have been initiated. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has announced that complaints from women will be taken seriously.Every compalaint by women will be made into a case. This is the biggest change we have.
People's wishes and aspirations must be given expression to.Modern writers and media persons have to bring changes in the outlooks of the people who are yearning to be free from ancient mindsets.