While reading on the net about family planning, i found this article written by a Mr.Kalyani-I would like to cite the reference of late Mr.Ranganath Dhondu Karve,son of late Mr.Dhondu Keshav Karve, Late Mr.Dhondo Keshav Karve, was given the kitab of "Maharshi". He was the pioneer of widow marriages in India. Late Mr.D.K.Karve, had married a widow for which he was otracised by the brahmin community of his native village when he visited his village in konkana region in Maharashtra. He was the father of Mr.R.D.Karve, who was the pioneer of Family Planning in India.

Mr.R.D.Karve, and his wife remained childless throughout their whole life and he used to publish a marathi weekly in which the problem of population growth was being discussed for the first time in India. Mr.R.D.Karve was working as professor at Wilson College,Mumbai. He was harassed for his bold views on population growth, he was made to resign from his service on the allegations of writing and publishing pornographic literature (his weekly) which should not be read by people publicly. Actually he was not publishing pornographic literature, he was just discussing issues related to gynacology, health problems of men and women due to excessive growth of population.

His marathi weekly was read by the people in hiding and only at night time with the use of lantern light. All those people were lucky who grasped the idea of keeping a curb on population. Such was the sorry state of affairs about the spread of knowledge on the problem of population growth.

The national leaders like late Mr.Neharu,first P.M.of India too opposed the idea of family planning. Late Mr.Narsimha Rao, ex-P.M.of India too was the opponent of family planning.

It is due to shortsighted views of above referred leaders the idea of family planning was never accepted willingly at the Govt.level in India. When the idea of family planning was being accepted after the year 1965 at the govt.level it was too late. All this was the history behind the population problem in India.

Had the idea of family planning been accepted during the pre-independence era of british raj,then the indian population would not have exceeded 50 crores today, and we would have been living a very lavish and rich lifestyle like a developed country on all fronts.

Actually the excessive population is a problem being faced in almost all countries in asian continent. China, India, Japan, all the countries in south east asian region. The sell of medicines having aphrodisiac properties is a big business in asian countries.

There are many schemes sponsored and funded by health department of govt.at the centre and state level. It is necessary to educate the illiterate mass of the India to grasp the idea of keeping a curb on population growth.

Late Mr.Sanjay Gandhi, son of ex-P.M.late Mrs.Indira Gandhi was of the view that the family planning should be forced on the poor masses in India.