Population myth (Record no. 241479)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789390351541 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.92 |
| Item number | QURP |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | S Y Quraishi |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 264202 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Population myth |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxii,301p |
| Other physical details | PB |
| Dimensions | 21.5x14cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Source of price type code | Political Science |
| Currency code | ₹ |
| Unit of pricing | ₹499.00 |
| Price note | 04-03-2026 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The Population Myth – Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India takes you to the journey of family planning in India, which started right after the Independence. How it performed over the years? What were the challenges in implementing it ? Who opted for family planning? Family planning among Muslims in India vis a vis population policy among Islamic nations and the general attitude towards family planning among other major religions of the world.<br/><br/>India launched the National Family Planning Programme (NFPP) in 1952, becoming the first country to launch a plan nationally. The objective of the policy was ‘reducing birth rate to the extent necessary to stabilize the population at a level consistent with requirement of national economy.’<br/><br/>If this was case, then how and why we were not able to keep a check on our population? The Population Myth dig deep into it and with the help of census and other data tells us various facts about population growth of India. The important point being, despite the population increase the growth rate is steadily decreasing over the years.<br/><br/>The Population Myth also present an overview and analysis of the family planning Programme from its inception till recent times. How it has evolved over the years, what are the challenges faced in implementing it. The various socio-religious factors responsible for not using family planning methods. The role of literacy and poverty in population growth. The basic medical facilities available in villages for child delivery and pre-natal and post-natal care. The government policy, which was focused on sterilization rather than giving options to people and educating them, especially in rural India. There is lot of research-based data provided by the author to substantiate the above.<br/>The Population Myth also dwells on Family Planning among Muslims, the common myths, and challenges in implementing the family planning. The socio-economic factors, the religious factor and other factor responsible for family planning or the lack of it among the Muslims. The author throws some light what Islam says about family planning and how it was/is interpreted by the Muslim religious leaders and how it is different from the general perception. It captures the views of renowned Imams on family planning, which will be interesting to read. The reader will get to know about the population control measures in the Islamic countries of the world.<br/>Towards the end of the book the author provides details about the stance of major religions of the world on family planning and how they view it. How religion plays and guides people in taking a decision on family planning. And then he talks about the politics that is being played in the name of population in India. How a systematic approach is used to malign Muslims and how hate speech against them has become a norm. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Islam Family Planning and Politics in India |
| 9 (RLIN) | 264199 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Indias Muslims |
| 9 (RLIN) | 264200 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Donated Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Social Work | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | Stack Section | 03/04/2026 | Biblios Book Point Surathkal Mangalore 575014 | 363.92 QURP | D06412 | 05/20/2026 | 499.00 | 03/04/2026 | Donated Books |
