India is slowly cleaving into two countries – a richer, older South and a poorer, younger North

[Singh bling]

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https://scroll.in/article/810717/india-is-slowly-cleaving-into-two-countries-a-richer-older-south-and-a-poorer-younger-north

 

[surajmal]

what a poor article. ohh wait.. its from scroll. 

[Vilander]

fifth column. south vs north, hindi vs non hindi, hindu vs muslim, kashmir vs rest of india, rich vs poor...beware.

[PBN]

It's actually 10 states according to the article itself

 

After years of reasonably good healthcare, rising literacy and infant survival rates, 10 states, including South India's big four, virtually form a country distinct from the giants of the Hindi heartland. India's fertlity rate is now 2.6, the number of children born to each woman, but the rate in the southern states has fallen below two. That is below the replacement level of 2.1, the level at which population neither increases nor decreases. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (including Telengana) have fertility rates that match the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway – 1.7 to 1.9 children per woman. Fertility rates in six other states – Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi – have also fallen below replacement levels.

[cowboysfan]

Population reduction is essential for India from stop being a third world country.we are not China so Education and better health care are the only way to achieve that and the Southern states have already shown that to some extent.

[coffee_rules]

I stopped after reading scroll.in

[mishra]

Yes, And hence it Southies who are committing more suicide. what the eff article

Edited July 27, 2017 by mishra

[Vilander]

24 minutes ago, mishra said:

Yes, And hence it Southies who are committing more suicide. what the eff article

stark ...maharastra, tn are suicide states.

[G_B_]

man maharashtra really does not come across well on the suicide front.

 

Even within maharashtra its marathwada and viderbha where things are concentrated.

 

BJP gov have failed to address the root of the problem in Maharashtra farming....sugarcane.

[velu]

2 hours ago, G_B_ said:

man maharashtra really does not come across well on the suicide front.

 

Even within maharashtra its marathwada and viderbha where things are concentrated.

 

BJP gov have failed to address the root of the problem in Maharashtra farming....sugarcane.

 

i have some serious doubts that natural death will also be recorded as sucide incase of farmers 

[Temujin Khaghan]

since when is Maharastra north India?

do Marathis consider themselves North Indians?

I don't think so because I lived in Mumbai for a couple of years and had a wonderful time and the locals weren't very arrogant... 

 

(P.S. for some naive ICfers, this is just a joke post)

Edited July 27, 2017 by Temujin Khaghan

[G_B_]

no marathi folk not north indian.

[G_B_]

22 minutes ago, velu said:

 

i have some serious doubts that natural death will also be recorded as sucide incase of farmers 

hmm both TN are highly urbanized states. The flow of people from rural to urban area is indicative of a good service and manufacturing sector but a poor primary sector.

[Vilander]

21 hours ago, G_B_ said:

hmm both TN are highly urbanized states. The flow of people from rural to urban area is indicative of a good service and manufacturing sector but a poor primary sector.

both states are highly urbanized yes, wonder what drives suicide rates may be better reporting or recording of suicides ? something does not add up.

[Singh bling]

On 7/26/2017 at 8:31 PM, surajmal said:

what a poor article. ohh wait.. its from scroll. 

How is it a poor article.This article describe the future of India, wherever birth rate fall aging happen, those aged people need services of young people which migrate  from poor part.,One thing where this article is wrong it mention North when the fact is it has more to do with Hindi belt vs rest of India

[surajmal]

5 hours ago, Singh bling said:

How is it a poor article.This article describe the future of India, wherever birth rate fall aging happen, those aged people need services of young people which migrate  from poor part.,One thing where this article is wrong it mention North when the fact is it has more to do with Hindi belt vs rest of India

its a scroll article. 

[Detonator]

I agree. I run into too many old people lately. Couple of weeks back I went to Pondy, there was a gang of 10-12 men all aged 40s stayed in nearby resorts, dancing shouting etc.,

[The Dark Horse]

On 7/27/2017 at 7:06 PM, Vilander said:

stark ...maharastra, tn are suicide states.

Both drought hit states..A bulk of it must be farmers.