<p>Mumbai: <em>Demography is Destiny,</em> a documentary which reflects on sensitive socio-political issues including infiltration, exodus, deceitful religious conversions, and the declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among Hindus, will be screened at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai on the occasion of the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on 14 August. </p><p>The film will be shown in the presence of RSS’s all-India publicity head Sunil Ambekar, who will be the chief guest of the event. TISS Vice Chancellor Prof Badri Narayan Tiwari will also be present at the screening organised jointly by Rashtriya Patrakarita Kalyan Nyas and TISS.</p><p>Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Ravindra Sanghvi, <em>Demography is Destiny</em> is a thought provoking documentary that presents an in-depth exploration of Bharat’s demographic trends, the changing religious composition, and the socio-political consequences arising from these shifts</p><p>Drawing on historical data, census and regional case studies, the documentary illustrates how the proportion of Bharatiya religious communities has gradually declined over time while the share of non-Bharatiya religious adherents has increased.</p>.India's first LGBTQ film 'Badnaam Basti' to be screened at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.<p><strong>More about the film </strong></p><p>The documentary spotlights significant demographic shifts across regions such as the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, and Assam where the Muslim population is reported to have risen from 14% to 42%, partly due to illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. Similar trends are observed in Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur, and other districts of Western Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>It addresses sensitive socio-political issues including infiltration, exodus, deceitful religious conversions, and the declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among Hindus. </p><p>Drawing global parallels, it examines demographic shifts in Europe and America, rising Islamic populations, and the cultural changes, delayed marriages, shrinking family sizes, shifting social values that contribute to falling birth rates both in the West and in India.</p><p><strong>Key points to know </strong></p><p>● India’s first organised census in 1881 recorded the majority community at around 82%.<br>● By 1941, this had declined to 70%, ahead of Partition and the creation of Pakistan.<br>● After Partition, the 1951 census showed an increase to 84%, but by 2011, the figure had fallen again to approximately 79%.<br>● Projections suggest that over the next 120–130 years, the majority proportion could decline further to 67%.</p>
<p>Mumbai: <em>Demography is Destiny,</em> a documentary which reflects on sensitive socio-political issues including infiltration, exodus, deceitful religious conversions, and the declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among Hindus, will be screened at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai on the occasion of the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on 14 August. </p><p>The film will be shown in the presence of RSS’s all-India publicity head Sunil Ambekar, who will be the chief guest of the event. TISS Vice Chancellor Prof Badri Narayan Tiwari will also be present at the screening organised jointly by Rashtriya Patrakarita Kalyan Nyas and TISS.</p><p>Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Ravindra Sanghvi, <em>Demography is Destiny</em> is a thought provoking documentary that presents an in-depth exploration of Bharat’s demographic trends, the changing religious composition, and the socio-political consequences arising from these shifts</p><p>Drawing on historical data, census and regional case studies, the documentary illustrates how the proportion of Bharatiya religious communities has gradually declined over time while the share of non-Bharatiya religious adherents has increased.</p>.India's first LGBTQ film 'Badnaam Basti' to be screened at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.<p><strong>More about the film </strong></p><p>The documentary spotlights significant demographic shifts across regions such as the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, and Assam where the Muslim population is reported to have risen from 14% to 42%, partly due to illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. Similar trends are observed in Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur, and other districts of Western Uttar Pradesh.</p><p>It addresses sensitive socio-political issues including infiltration, exodus, deceitful religious conversions, and the declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among Hindus. </p><p>Drawing global parallels, it examines demographic shifts in Europe and America, rising Islamic populations, and the cultural changes, delayed marriages, shrinking family sizes, shifting social values that contribute to falling birth rates both in the West and in India.</p><p><strong>Key points to know </strong></p><p>● India’s first organised census in 1881 recorded the majority community at around 82%.<br>● By 1941, this had declined to 70%, ahead of Partition and the creation of Pakistan.<br>● After Partition, the 1951 census showed an increase to 84%, but by 2011, the figure had fallen again to approximately 79%.<br>● Projections suggest that over the next 120–130 years, the majority proportion could decline further to 67%.</p>