Sri Lanka remains underdeveloped due to a variety of root causes, according to the author. These include (1) an underdog mentality resulting from 500 years of colonization, (2) a lack of critical thinking due to poor education and a tendency to believe myths, and (3) poor root cause analysis where surface issues are addressed rather than underlying causes. Additional factors include black and white thinking, jealousy of others' success, cunning politicians ruling rather than the wise, a primitive education system, fear of change, laziness, ethnic and religious politics, and a tendency for people to act artificially rather than live authentically. The author argues that overcoming these deep-seated issues is key for Sri Lanka

1. Why is Sri Lanka
under-developed?
By
Nalaka Gamage
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A root cause analysis

2. #1 – Underdog mentality
• Sri Lanka have been colonized for
about 500 years, and majority of
people still suffering from underdog
mentality
o Some fear and blindly accept whatever imposed
on us by Europeans
o Some others hate them
• Both are bad effect of prolonged
colonization
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3. # 2 – Lack of critical thinking
• Symptoms
o Majority go after myths
o Can easily be fooled
o Ruled by the cunning clan
• Causes:
o Sub continental heritage
o Pronged colonization
o Poor education
• Ranked among the countries with lowest IQ
• Politicians to businessmen & even so called
professionals (Having marginally higher IQ)
cheat the majority
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4. # 3 – Poor in root-cause analysis
• Related to reason # 2
• Majority only see the surface symptoms
& try to address those
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5. # 4 – Black & White thinking
• Mostly people see only two
choices in everything
• Results in extremist thinking
o A die hard Marxist vs Capitalist
o 100% free services vs market with absolutely no
control
o Highly religious vs using science to explain all
(Forgetting there is philosophy)
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6. # 5 - Jealousy & envy others
• Part of Indian sub continental culture
• More eminent in village areas and among
females
• Most of Sri Lankans pretend they help
each others, but secretly envy others
happiness & success
• This is the main reason for not having
much success for Sri Lankan’s in global
business because people do not
collaborate and enjoy each others
success
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7. # 6 - Cunnings rule the country
• In Sri Lanka the political power is with
the cunnings and not with the wise
• They always fool the low IQ nation and
establish the power by hook or crook
• A very good indicator is Sri Lanka has
one of the highest percentage of
lawyers elect to legislature compared
to economically developed nations like
Singapore & China where mostly
economists, managers & engineers are
at the helm
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8. # 7 – Education
• We have one of the most primitive
education structure
o Still serves the outdated colonial requirements
o Utterly based on false values and artificial in nature
• Go to schools (for ego) & study at tuition classes 
• The system is made to study for mere
passing exams
o More success can enter into closed professional tribes like
doctors and lawyers
o Less success go after politicians begging for government
jobs
o Some others have to migrate to countries with openness
and opportunities
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9. # 8 - Fear
• The majority fear to challenge
what they see as wrong
• They fear to change things that
are obviously wrong
• Above all, Individuals fear to
change oneself
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10. # 9 - Laziness
• One of the laziest nation in the
world
• Do not much enjoy good result of
genuine effort
• Partly because they artificially act
life than live
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11. # 10 – Ethnic & religion issues
• All ethnic and religion based political
nonsenses result in petty issues
• Let religions be private matter and
get it out of politics !!
• All form of ethnic-religion based
politics, laws must be thrown out
• Organized spreading of ethnicity
must be fully controlled
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12. # 11 – People are artificial
• Majority act life rather than lives !!
• examples:
o Police is the most corrupt (We all know almost 90%
traffic officers take bribes in the roads in open), yet
when there is injustice citizens have to go to them
o Most principles take bribes (a fact), and they preach
to students almost every morning
o Politicians – You know how the shameless majority
acted before the election and do after the election
o Students go to schools for ego, and go tuition classes
to study (Sometimes the same teacher teaches in the
tuition)
• A country can be develop, but not a
set of actors fooling each others.
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13. Thank You !
Presented by
Nalaka Gamage
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Open for discussion…
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