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> ELDERS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT HERE IN INDIA. That's why so many people want to be manager.

I think it's because managers get paid more money and have more respect. People wanting to be manager (or chief, captain, general, shaman, headman, minister, consul, cardinal, king, nobleman, judge) isn't a unique feature of any single culture or organization. It's a universal drive across every culture throughout history.