Naari Adalat
The documentary starts on a warning note of population explosion. As per the understanding that we have developed over the years, excessive population cannot be supported by the natural resources and hence everyone realizes the importance of this issue. However, the sad part is that the entire blame of increasing population was put on the poor. There is not denying of the fact that the birth rate is higher amongst the uneducated, and education, poverty and population are definitely linked. Uneducated people, who struggle for their living, strongly feel that having more children would add to the family’s income and hence they prefer large families. This results in more pressure on the family in raising the children and hence, lowers facilities to them during the early years of the childhood. Such families are not able to send their children to school as neither was education a priority for them, nor could they afford it. The continuous neglect of education and increased family size become a barrier in improving the quality of life for such families. It becomes a vicious circle and it cannot be broken until some radical steps are taken.
The situation is particularly worse in the rural part of India. Farming is the main source of livelihood and people believe in consuming what they grow. Even the excess milk produced was preferred to be consumed within the family. The rich can afford food grains from the market, but the poor are totally dependent on their own production.
They have a feeling that more children means more labour and hence a larger produce, resulting in the well being of the family. The first and foremost requirement of improved life style and better facilities to people is to have the extra money that could be spent on welfare, rather than just limiting to the basic requirements. But until and unless the produce is more than the demand, they won’t be able to sell it in the market and earn extra money. So it also boils...
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