The right spot to discuss a question I carry around …
Interesting thoughts! I’ve heard this idea that “change should start from individual education and enlightenment” on may occasions here in Nepal, but this article expresses it very clearly. So maybe it’s the right place to start a discussion about it 
Sure, I very much agree that education and values are crucial for progress in a country. But are they sufficient? I got to know so many young people who already “understand the society and … work towards its progress, persistently”, as you put it. Their generosity and goodwill was very visible in the post-earthquake volunteer movement. But this movement mostly disintegrated by now – it seems volunteers just can’t sustain their efforts for the coming three or five years of recovery work. So beyond discipline and values, it seems Nepal needs a well-working mode of organizing progress on a national level.
I understand that formal procurement processes for public infrastructure work badly in Nepal – this will not be the mode to organize for progress. (I’ve heard hilarious stories about a much-needed water pipeline to Kathmandu being built since about … what was it, 30 years?) I also understand the frustration of Nepali people about “trying to change the entire society, unsuccessfully”. So that also does not work (not even armed conflict was able to change some things …).
But how about a third way: community-organized projects beyond the family level but way below the national level? Something like fixing your own streets, building your own roads, building your village’s Internet access etc… It won’t change the whole society at once, but if it is a working model that can be copied, it can spread (and anyways, it will improve local conditions for sure, things that get not done if every family only cares for their own house).
Are there examples of such projects in Nepal, and best practices how to organize this stuff?