between this and the russian that became some kind of hindu mystic, i've come to the conclusion that India is the only place in the world where magic dirt applies, and that living there for any stretch of time WILL make you Indian.

It's not that only Indians are IT geniuses. This has been explained here on X: The hiring Indian gets a %age of the salary of the new hired Indian. An Amway-style commission pyramid. As this is routine in India everyone sticks to Indians: they know it, play ball & keep it secret.