Real Reasons Behind - INDIA'S GRIM CRISIS - C Wayne Cole & Raymond F McNair - January 1969

C Wayne Cole & Raymond F McNair

Here are the BIG problems facing India today! What CAUSED her present problems with illiteracy, poverty, overpopulation, famine? How can this immensely wealthy nation overcome the problems which, for centuries, have shackled her teeming millions? New Delhi, India. In our previous article, we looked at India's "world image." We saw that the typical Westerner's idea of India is not an altogether accurate picture. True, India has its poverty and hunger. But, let's not fail to see the other side of the picture! India is a rich land - a land of fantastic natural wealth and almost unlimited resources. Her peoples are innately intelligent, comely, talented. But, India's teeming millions are shackled by a high rate of illiteracy. The gross national pro duct of India is much lower than it should be - due in great measure to the listlessness of an undernourished population. How can India extricate herself from the age-old problems of the caste system, illiteracy, a runaway birth rate, poverty, fear and rank superstition? It will not be easy, but it can be done. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library