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4/12, Shiv Pur,
Bhopal – MP – 223344
12 January 2015
The Editor
The Times of India
Bhopal – MP – 223323
Subject – Alarming rate of Population in India
Sir/Madam
Through the columns of your daily, I would like to draw the attention of the public and the concerned authorities to a burning issue that deserves utmost attention immediately. India has now the second largest population in the world, slightly less than the population of China that is three times bigger than India. With a gigantic 1.35 billion people, India’s population growth is slowly but surely overtaking China’s population while the same is falling in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
One of the most important causes of population rise is illiteracy. People in villages and slums believe that ‘more children means more earning.’ Another cause of rising population, sad to say, is religious beliefs. People are encouraged to have more children to achieve religious superiority in villages and cities alike. Another unfortunate cause of population explosion is unrefined political practices. In India politicians do nothing to bring down population with a view to swell their vote banks.
When the developing countries feel proud of the growth their safety, security, comfort, luxury and happiness, India can boast of its prime position in terms of population, the biggest army, the biggest economy, the biggest provider of laborers, etc. It is a matter of shame that 20% of India’s population is working as well trained slaves in the Middle East, Europe and America. Although they bring foreign money and build bungalows with that money, it is the fruit of slavery. The world looks at India as the biggest producer of cheap labor.
The need of the hour is collective action. We cannot explode the cities to bring down population, nor can the governments impose laws in a democratic country like India. All we can do is spreading awareness in villages, slums, suburban areas and in cities. Instead of spending millions of rupees on elections and international sports events, India should spend its money collected from the poor tax payers for the improvement of living-standards.
Yours truly
(Your name)