Sadly he is part of the competition. It appears we have dumbed down our schools so much that teachers are told to teach down to the dumbest in the class.
But they know everything about the life Martin Luther King (well, outside of the plagiarism, the extra-marital affairs, etc.)
Indians have a long history of achievements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjB_Tf7Cy3A&feature=related
India economy from 1000-2000
http://armstrongeconomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/worldeconomy.jpg