The growing crowds

The sole consolation in the following headline was that atleast we were world leaders in one category.

India's burgeoning population has seen a five-fold increase over the last 100 years and will surpass that of China by 2050

The problem of population has plagued this country for long and even though there have been initiatives taken up by the government, not much has really come out of it. Yes we have arrested the population growth to some extent but not to the extent we would ideally like to have. While some countries have to worry about a diminishing population, India has to worry about managing its depleting natural resources among a mammoth population which only seems to keep growing. Sustained growth is only achievable when the stress on the natural resources is not extremely overwhelming. The problems of crime, exploitation and a widening social chasm is only looking northwards even in the backdrop of a growing economy primarily because we have many more mouths to feed, more bodies to clothe & bathe.
Lack of proper education is one of the driving factors behind teenage pregnancies. Uninformed youth, poverty and lack of awareness leads to unplanned growth of families. Religious beliefs are good to have, however individuals should understand that these ideas of avoiding contraceptive measures etc were coined in a different age where the demands of the society were completely different from the socio-economic conditions of today. Today we are at a point where the social economic fabric is already stretched to its extremes and may not be able to support the kind of population explosion we are talking about. Anarchy, increased crime rates and woefully low health and Sanitary conditions are in store for us if we do not act now and act well.

This is something of a black humor ...real meaningful cartoon