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> If anything, the roman alphabet is simpler than the syllable based Devanagari.

Actually, you're just arguing that the input methods for Latin are simpler (and I agree). Devanagari is superior in almost every respect to Latin alphabet, from phonetics (in पाणिनी) to arrangement - it can be entered as easily with IMEs - the lack of which is an indication of the state of things.

To put this in perspective, if Indians were using logographic characters like China/Japan, the current input methods would be akin to old Chinese typewriters.