Mumbai August 11, 2025: To observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, a special screening of Demography is Destiny will take place on 14th August 2025 at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
The screening will be attended by Shri Sunil Ambekar Ji, Akhil Bharat Prachar Pramukh of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, as the Chief Guest. The Vice Chancellor of TISS Prof. Badri Narayan Tiwari will also be present at the screening organised jointly by Rashtriya Patrakarita Kalyan Nyas and TISS.
Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Shri Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Shri Ravindra Sanghvi, Demography is Destiny is a thought provoking documentary that presents an in-depth exploration of Bharat’s demographic trends, the changing religious composition, and the socio-political consequences arising from these shifts
Drawing on historical data, census and regional case studies, the documentary illustrates how the proportion of Bharatiya religious communities has gradually declined over time while the share of non-Bharatiya religious adherents has increased.
Key Insights from the Documentary:
● Bharat’s first organised census in 1881 recorded the majority community at around 82%.
● By 1941, this had declined to 70%, ahead of Partition and the creation of Pakistan.
● After Partition, the 1951 census showed an increase to 84%, but by 2011, the figure had fallen again to approximately 79%.
● Projections suggest that over the next 120–130 years, the majority proportion could decline further to 67%.
The documentary spotlights significant demographic shifts across regions such as the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, and Assam where the Muslim population is reported to have risen from 14% to 42%, partly due to illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. Similar trends are observed in Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur, and other districts of Western Uttar Pradesh.
It addresses sensitive socio-political issues including infiltration, exodus, deceitful religious conversions, and the declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among Hindus. Drawing global parallels, it examines demographic shifts in Europe and America, rising Islamic populations, and the cultural changes, delayed marriages, shrinking family sizes, shifting social values that contribute to falling birth rates both in the West and in Bharat.
Ultimately, Demography is Destiny contends that while fertility rates play a key role, demographic changes are equally driven by ideological, and political forces. It warns of deep, long-term consequences for Bharat’s social and religious equilibrium and issues a strong call for urgent national reflection.
