OK, this question merits a slightly detailed answer, please bear with me. It is a complex question with several variables and complications. It is not a straightforward issue. I am NOT saying that we should simply sit back for 15 years. But the question is, what to do and how to do it.
Economic growth in the modern era has certain prerequisites. You are much better at economics than I am, and we have had multiple discussions in the past about the imperatives of moving from an agrarian economy to an industrial/services based one. We know that's the only way forward. We need consolidation of landholdings, better farming techniques, and only 10% of the population engaged in farming. There has to be a massive shift to industry and services. We all know this and agree that the current model is unsustainable.
Now, cultures and civilizational ethos do change with time. Any culture has to adapt or go extinct. Cultures which do not adapt to changing times will be decimated by the winds of change. This is the path that many cultures tried to take, being completely insular. Many of them got decimated or absorbed by more powerful cultures like Christianity.
The culture and civilizational ethos that was in existence for the India of the past, which was largely an agrarian society, cannot be used as-is and force-fitted in the modern era. We know that urbanization and industrialization is a must (as follows from para 1 above). Certain social mores and civilizational constructs have to be modified, some new ones have to be created, some have to be discarded, etc. This balancing act has to happen hand-in-hand with maintaining a distinct cultural identity as the Hindu/Indic civilization (including Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, etc. Indic/dharmic cultures).
The resident "digital chamaar" of our forum wants everyone to remain in their "pinds", and to enforce strict jaati compliance. Do you see the dichotomy here - we know that it is economically impossible to do so (para 1), or we wouldn't even be able to achieve economic power and hard power, let alone cultural rootedness. With increasing urbanization and prosperity, a lot of castes will begin to enter the digital economy. Do you think they will sit and allow these buffoons to shit on their heads with their "superiority" notions? The OBCs already dominate in many spheres in several regions. The Yadavs in UP/Bihar, the Gowdas in Karnataka, the Reddys in Andhra, etc. If we co-opt the "digital chamar" types into the RW movement, there will be revulsion and rejection of the entire Hindu civilizational ideology. I want
@Mad Indian to think for a moment, if our forum's resident "digital chamaar" were to rule India and impose his version of Hinduism, would
@Mad Indian continue to remain a Hindu in India? Or would be prefer to emigrate and save his self-respect and dignity (which is the most important thing for a human)?
So, two things are clear: 1) Economic realities are changing, and that is inevitable, 2) social mores keep changing, and they need to be malleable enough to adapt to the changing world realities while allowing us to retain a distinct identity.
One point here about marketing and packaging. The Soviet style commieblock construction versus modern glitzy architecture. The drab Doordarshan of the 1980s versus the satellite TV we got in the 1990s. A plain vanilla text terminal based Linux versus the flashy Mac interface. Marketing and packaging matters. Western cultural exports are PACKAGED very well. They appear COOL to youth, backed by the West's immense hard power and economic clout.
In India, before the advent of Modi, the general impression of Hindutva was some old fogeys sitting and dictating what to wear and how to behave, and loutish brutes beating up youngsters. It was most "uncool" to be right-wing. The 15-25 age group is the group we need to focus on, THEY are the future, THEY are the ones who will take the civilizational ethos of India forward. We don't even need to care about the 50+ demographic. If you present a wrong image of the right-wing to them, you can kiss goodbye to all your plans. Modi's ascent has been a God's gift to the RW, and there is still some hope. Had this not happened, the whole idea of right-wing cultural revival would have died out. Package it well, and don't encourage stuff that is openly hostile to the youth.
What then, is the way forward?
1. Of course, economic growth is paramount.
2. Generate awareness in the youth about the double-standards of leftists, presstitutes, etc. Make sure they realize that these are dirty words.
3. Social media is a boon and not a bane, if you use it right. Lots of youth are influenced by it. Use SM to expose the designs of leftists, Islamists and missionaries against our nation. Remember, even the deracinated yuppie youth have a strong sense of identity (if not religion), which is dormant. They do not take kindly to insults to their identity, such as that done by the missionaries, if only it is pointed out to them.
4. Encourage Indic festivals. Co-opt the use of technology and marketing and make Diwali, Holi etc. real spectacles. It is pretty easy to do once the will is there.
5. The RW organizations (BD, VHP, RSS, etc.) HAVE to induct fresh blood from the new economy. They need to get volunteers from the crop of engineering professionals, finance professionals, marketing folk, etc. People in the new economy. There will be enough volunteers. The youth need someone whom they can identify with to address them, not a 60+ khaki shorts wearing gentleman.
6. Textbooks need to be rewritten. That is a massive subject in itself, but we know what the Marxist historians have done. Need corrective action, and fast.
7. We HAVE to strongly encourage inter-caste marriages and eradication of caste divisions. If the OBCs and SC/STs perceive that someone is shitting on their heads, you can forget about having an Indian civilizational renaissance. Marriages will continue to happen on a CLASS basis, and this is human nature - but caste SHOULD be replaced by CLASS (which is a universal natural phenomenon anyway).
All this is GROUNDWORK which has to happen in the next 15 years. When the GDP is $7 trillion nominal ($20 trillion PPP), if this groundwork has been done, that is when you will be in a position to have a civilizational renaissance.
There are many points I have not covered, but this should give an idea of where I am going with all this.