NK SINGH
“We all know what a war fought with nuclear bombs will mean. It would mean the destruction of million of human beings. But the bombs can only destroy the body. Population explosion can do much worse. It can destroy the soul and degrade the dignity of the human being.”
–MC Chagla, speaking at the American National Conference on ‘A new look at the population crisis’.
- India ranks 2nd in population after China and seventh in land area. It claims 15 per cent of the world’s population and 2.4 per cent of the world’s land area.
- Daily 167,000 children in the world, out of which India’s share is 50,000 — 821 more mouths to feed every minute.
- Fourteen out of every 100 persons are Indians and they are increasing at the rate of about 2.2 per cent annually.
GROWTH OF INDIA’S POULATION
Adjusted to the present area
1891 – 23.67 crore
1901 – 23.63 crore
1911 – 25.21 crore
1921 – 25.14 crore
1931 – 27.90 crore
1941 – 31.67 crore
1951 – 36.11 crore
1961 – 43.92 crore
Excerpts from The Searchlight 9 February 1970
There is a need to rewrite population story demystifying population dynamics and religious fundamentalism in context of enhanced migration in last five decades. You may draw lot of substance from “The Human Tide” by Paul Morland published by John Murray, 2019.
Thanks. I shall certainly try to read the book.