What Malhotraji has said about population may be very true. Bur
Polygamy still remains a shameful practice.
Anand Gangoli
On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 11:12 PM ravindra malhotra
<rnmalhotra_in@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Statements are made by people about 'majority population' and 'minority population' based on unqualified election speeches of politicians, without themselves analysing the actual census figures of Govt of India. Before making such statements, it is advisable to study the census figures of 1991, 2001 and 2011, which are also given religion wise for each state. For quick reference, 'Indian state-wise religious population rate of growth' can be googled, which will throw up a number of articles on the subject by experts, based on the analysis of census figures. The conclusions drawn roughly are that -
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> Population growth is not dependent on religion. It is depending on the social and economic level of the people.
> Rate of growth of Minorities is slightly higher but the gap with rate of growth of majority religion is reducing.
> Rate of growth of population is much higher in Hindi Heartland i.e. UP, Bihar etc as compared to southern states. In fact rate of growth of Hindu population in these areas is more than that of Muslim population in some of the Southern states.
> In the worst scenario, when the rate of growth of Muslim population peaks, every 4 of 5 persons will still be Hindus.
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> R.N.Malhotra
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> On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 02:43:15 PM GMT+5:30, Gopalkrishnan iyer <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
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> All said and done our resources are getting depleted and it is necessary to contain numbers. Besides civilization continue to evolve and reforming ourselves is a must.
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> Pursuant to "independence" the majority population in India rose by around 3 times whereas the "minority" rose by about 8-9 times, it appears!
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> We have learnt many things over these periods and the current disturbed situations that minority want to dictate to the country how it should function.
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> The violence that errupted recently and the hate speech that reverberated in the recent times further reinforces that one religion wants to rule the world, and particularly India. If the population grow in an unbalanced rate the minority will become majority sooner than later and would be at the helm of affairs.
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> Assuming that democracy would continue, despite, a religion which exhort kill or convert as the directions of its lord, the theme and purpose exemplified beyond the slightest doubt and looking at the easy way of passing laws through ordinances it would not be out place to visualize that day when we all or our 2nd generation see India pervading and dominating with today's minority!!
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> These are my personal views and appologise if I have strayed away from topic!
> On Monday, 16 March, 2020, 09:31:44 pm IST, Anand Gangoli <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
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> What is important at this stage is to decide whether or not India
> should pass a law prohibiting Polygamy. It is immaterial whether some
> king in Hindu Mythology had 3 wives or 15, or whether some saint or
> prophet more than a thousand years ago had 4 wives or 13. Nor is it
> material whether our PM worships a red idol or a black stone. What is
> important is that he is the elected Prime Minister and has every right
> to make laws that are beneficial to India. I believe that polygamy is
> bad, and banning it would be beneficial to India. For many reasons.
> Population growth is one, the other is from the perspective of human
> rights-polygamy goes against the concept of equality between men and
> women. I am sure there would be others. Therefore I am very clear that
> our PM must make a laws abolishing Polygamy.
> Just to set the records straight with respect Joya Royji's email of
> 15th. The campaign for abolishing sati was led by Raja Ram Mohan Roy-
> no one can take any credit away from him for uprooting this heinous
> practice. I should have mentioned his name in my earlier e mail.
> Apologies. But there was a lot of opposition to his proposal from the
> Hindu community. In spite of the opposition, Lord William Bentinck
> passed a law abolishing Sati in 1829. This is one few good things
> that the British did for us.
> Coming to the subject of untouchability. Joya Royji has vastly
> exaggerated the problem of untouchability as it exists in the present
> time. Central and state governments do not discriminate when it comes
> to giving employment in government services. In fact they are giving
> increased opportunity for employment. There are punitive laws that
> discourage the practice of untouchability. All air travellers know
> that the cabin crew that serves refreshment on flight can be from any
> caste. The public sector Airline give preference to SC/ST candidate. I
> have never seen any passenger asking the cabin crew for his/her caste.
> If anyone were to do so, I am sure the Captain would be well within
> his/her rights to offload him. The same goes for any hotel/restaurant
> . Does anyone ask the waiter or a barber in a saloon what his caste
> is? Does anyone dare ask someone sporting a moustache or driving a car
> ( not easy to find anyone sitting on a horse these days !) what his
> caste is? The credit for this improvement should go to all governments
> who have held power since our independence.
> I hope most of us agree. Polygamy is bad and must go.
> Jai Hind
> Anand Gangoli
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> On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 3:09 PM Anand Gangoli <anandgangoli22@gmail.com> wrote:
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