5. Is colonial mentality hindering india's growth or not

Intro:

Prevalence of colonial mentality is all part of post colonial societies with Indian being no exception.colonial mentality is the reference to the values transferred to the post colonial society which were adopted and practised by the colonial society during foreign rule.all these ideas,values ,beliefs and ideology which were in in foreigners ,were forcefully imposed on the people by manipulating and conditioning the environment.Gradually these vales became part of the society and entrenched deep in the social psyche.For example that the Elite and privileged class express snobbish and haughty behaviour.In this way the The elite mimic the foreigners and poorer class try their best to shift to elite class and if succeed then they put all pretensions of the elites.

Colonial mentality(CM) a derogatory term as well 

first all undesired values entrenched in society during colonial period are termed as colonial mentality collectively.this is of no good for contemporary society as these were in the interest of the rulers at that time.this very social phyche protect and maintain stunted growth,sycophancy means 'mai baap culture',blind imitation of westernization,colonial work culture,education system orthodoxy and crony capitalism. 

The term Macaulay's Children is used to refer to people born of Indian ancestry who adopt Western culture and Rudyard Kipling's White Man's burden like terms shows how the rulers made theories to weaken the faith of subjects in their own culture and values.

Colonial mentality,social system and related progress

colonial mentality and political system:
Due to CM politics is alienated from common mass as they thought politics is for elites and big aristocratic families.the result is that the whole political system was captured by few families and worked in their interest.The first generation leaders after independence were filled with patriotism and concern for masses but gradually replaced by the leaders who promoted sycophants and ignored the appreciation of merit .
Colonial mentality and administration:
the administrators psyche is that they are not for people and over people .The Official Secret act still hover over their mind in the era of Right to information  and Right to be informed.
CM and culture :
Culture is assimilating with the western culture but the youth is very criticizing and skeptical about its own culture and aping ruthlessly the western one without considering the pros and cons.The joint families are breaking;consumerism is proliferating;individualism is at its apex in urban life;fashion and style only limited to mimic and imitation.
CM and sports:
till recently Indian has been obsessed with single sports that is Cricket which suppressed the other sports and sportsmen flowering out even our National game Hockey is behind the curtain raised by Cricket and its limelight.
CM and education 
the education system started by Macaulay's minute to create Babus (clerks) in the persona of  black english who by colour was Indian but in taste English.the education is still more or less the similar and generating only the cog in machine.
Though what we discussed are both part of colonial legacy and colonial mentality but the to seek the fine distinction is not so fruitful effort.
Conclusion:
When an individual has adopted the belief that the colonizer is superior to one’s heritage, and when one has already begun emulating the colonizer because of their alleged superiority, the colonized might begin to view the colonizer in a positive light.This very perception takes roots in social psychology which gradually organize and institutionalized.on the other hand the colonized forget the rich heritage of one's own.
To reinforce the sense of trust,faith and pride in one's own culture is of Leaders,educationist,religious gurus or reformers through breaking the walls of stiff dogmas and orthodoxy prevalent by reinterpreting the knowledge  and reason relevant to present context.
What our mass is forgetting that our spiritual acme is above all other civilizations.we are the people who teach and preach the world about ultimate and sacred goal of human life.We are far away from materialism ,what most of societies celebrate,in principle.practiced has to be changed.
Education reform may bring ideological change faster and in commensurate with the economic and political change.

We attempted a short essay but aim is to touch the maximum dimensions not to elaborate those .your feedback is needed to widen the horizon.