A couple of Indian states are planning for a population control bill. Although many critics call it anti-minority, the average person on the street in urban India always thinks of population as the root of all our problem. But how true is this idea? Is that bus you got on crowded because there are too many people, or because there are too few buses and no train?
Join us as we delve deeper into: 

How are we doing right now with population control? 
What are the reasons behind high fertility rate? What happens when you try to control it with strict rules? 
Are Indian cities doomed because of over-crowding? Is population control the only answer? 

Reading material and sources: 

India's population growth chart: https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/IND/india/population-growth-rate
Bangalore population growth chart: https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21176/bangalore/population
Delhi population growth chart: https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21228/delhi/population 
Why many Indians prefer sons over daughters: https://www.dw.com/en/why-many-indians-prefer-sons-over-daughters/a-42385733 
India’s population will peak in the early 2060s at 1.7 billion: https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-india-is-making-progress-in-slowing-its-population-growth 
Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials in India: District-level estimates from Census 2011: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/hindu-muslim-fertility-differentials-in-india-what-do-district-level-estimates-from-census-2011-tell-us.html 
History of India's sterilization drives and family planning: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2014/nov/22/india-sterilisation-camps-family-planning-tragedy 
China's one child policy and why it was rolled back: https://www.britannica.com/topic/one-child-policy
Why limitations on floors built per square foot of land causes issues: https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/fix-the-issues-that-plague-the-indian-housing-market-ht-analysis/story-EIIkHKBd3Wic1Lni3grrRM.html

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