As an Indian, it's hard to convey the breath of what happens in India. It really depends on which pocket of the country you land up in and who you are surrounded by.
You have to remember there are cities in India with populations larger than Sweden. With histories and traditions older than anything you will find in Europe.
There are so many different schools of art/music/dance/architecture/textile/food etc that teaching an Indian kid about it all in an education system geared towards economic utility is a complex issue.
Which is why most people, most Indians included, have a very simplistic and often times misguided understanding of Indian creativity.