Looking back, I can't claim that my university experience had anything much to do with it. It was a realization that I came to by myself: if you want to learn anything, the only person you can really depend on is yourself. Once the will to uplift yourself is there, especially in this age, you will find the materials and the resources along the way.

Poor educational system is something that India suffers from too. I think the best antidote to it is to evangelize the idea of self-learning even well after you have left the formal educational system.