The Post-Independence Period (till 1975) and Population Control—India was among the first nations of the world to adopt policies to control the growth of its enormous population in the post-independence period. India saw the rapid population growth as an obstacle to its economic growth hence chose to adopt a population
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UNFOLDING THE UNLIT CHAPTER OF INDIA: JP MOVEMENT
In 1973 when the whole world was suffering from the oil crisis, India was also among one of the many countries facing the repercussions of the rising prices. The country’s economy was in a dire state with increasing poverty and unemployment. With this going on, came the Gujarat riots, also