POPULATION MYTH  (3)                  There is clear evidence that region rather than religion is more important in influencing  fertility rate in India. Fertility among Hindus of  Uttar Pradesh is much higher than among Muslims of  Tamil Nadu. Socioeconomic conditions influence fertility. Family income and education are more  closely related to fertility rate than religion. Muslims are the poorest group among all religious groups  in India. Poverty is also a barrier to education. People who are employed have a lower fertility than  those without work. TFR also decreases with increase in the age of marriage. Exposure  to family  planning is lowest among the Muslims. For Muslims unmet need of family planning services is highest....

                                                                                    INDIA:  POPULATION  MYTH    (Part 2)                    [Based on the book "Population Myth" (2021) by S.Y.. Quraishi]                The demographic ratio has indeed changed, with clear increase in the percentage  of Muslims  in India - from 9.8 in 1951 ton 14.2 in 2011. The Muslims are, however, taking  to family planning fast -  in fact, faster than the Hindus. The common belief that Islam is  against family planning  has caused  acrimony between Hindu and Muslim community. The  Quran has never prohibited family planning.  Another assertion th...

                                                        INDIA:  POPULATION MYTH   (  Part 1)                                      [Based on the book "Population Myth" (2021) by S.Y. Quraishi]                The BJP and RSS leaders have, for years, been blaming Muslims for the purported spurt in the  country's population and raising the bogey of the Muslims eventually outnumbering Hindus in the  country. Based on the official data, especially, the four National Family Health Surveys (1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-2006, 2015-2016) however, this narrative does not hold water. The population growth rate of various religions has come down in the decade 2001-2011 from the previous decade: for Hindus...

                                                    SEVEN YEARS OF BJP RULE IN INDIA                                                               AN EVALUATION           *     Despite slogans like "achchhe din ayenge" A  disappointing performance with                         regard to economic development. Even prior to damage done by the pandemic of                   Covid-19, GDP growth was showing a significant slowing trend. The first                               wa...