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From: bhide1@gumby.WISC.EDU (Cw Bhide)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: population,democracy.
Message-ID: <407@gumby.WISC.EDU>
Date: Sun, 28-Sep-86 16:20:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: gumby.407
Posted: Sun Sep 28 16:20:32 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Sep-86 08:33:15 EDT
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: population,growth,solutions,democracy


   Population growth is perhaps India's main problem ,which eats away the 
resources and dwarfs the development efforts.  While discussing this with my 
friends it seemed that the problem can be solved in two ways. 
   1. through social reforms, persuasion of masses :e.g.as Mahatma Gandhi tried
       to combat untouchability.
   2. through dictatorship : e.g. similar to China

   The first option looks palatable but the necessary leadership is not apparent in the near future.
   Is there a way in which the problem can be solved in a democracy? especially
in India where politicians shy away from taking unpopular decisions ?

   If this is the case do we deserve a democratic setup ? 
   Should we try to solve the problem now on a war footing or wait till it 
becomes totally unmanageable with population crossing a few billions ?
   any comments ...

                                            Shekhar Bhide