Growth mindset — the belief that abilities can be developed through effort — offers a genuinely useful counterbalance to India's often intense marks-and-comparison academic culture, without dismissing the real value of achievement and effort.
The concept of "growth mindset" has become widely discussed, sometimes to the point of oversimplification. At its genuine core, it's a useful, research-backed idea: believing that abilities can be developed through effort and learning (rather than being fixed traits) tends to build more resilient, motivated learners.