I myself am from the south and I agree that South India has had much more hunger to education than any other geographical part of the world. However, I don't really think that we have made it big, in using the education the right way, in the right areas. This article certainly gives me a "comfortable" feeling about India's growth but doesn't really remind anyone about the harsh realities.
Since the author of this column seems very distingusihed in his columnist skills, I feel it would be greatly appreciated if the articles are more focussed on what we ought to do rather than what we have achieved.