A good day school is as expensive as a good boarding school, some of them even more. The high-end public schools are extremely pricey, and well out of the reach of most folk so we won't discuss those. I went to one, but the annual fees alone are in lakhs, plus hostel and all additional expenses means you're staring at a bill of 10-12 lakhs a year, at the low end. In my time it was lower, so I managed to get out without putting my folks in the poorhouse.
As for schooling kids, when you have yours, ask around and look at how you want them to be brought up. And then take a call. I don't have the answers for you, you'll have to find them yourself. This is a very personal and individual decision, and before you're a parent yourself, you're going to only find arguments for and against, when in reality the nature of the decision is very different. The answers aren't in logic, parenting is about intuition. You'll understand when you have kids, or when you're old enough to be a dad. Whatever you decide then, will be the best for your child, if you follow your gut. That's about it.
As for schooling kids, when you have yours, ask around and look at how you want them to be brought up. And then take a call. I don't have the answers for you, you'll have to find them yourself. This is a very personal and individual decision, and before you're a parent yourself, you're going to only find arguments for and against, when in reality the nature of the decision is very different. The answers aren't in logic, parenting is about intuition. You'll understand when you have kids, or when you're old enough to be a dad. Whatever you decide then, will be the best for your child, if you follow your gut. That's about it.