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Historical demographic studies on India's population are a rare research enterprise in view of paucity of data. Unlike western populations that are almost wholly Christian with parish registers, India's teeming millions profess several religious faiths that have no parishes, or parish registers. Censuses provide demographic data for doing India's demographic history. India has a history of a century of census taking from 1891 to 2001. The book presents a ...
A model for political demography change in India is developed in this monograph. It is verily subject to empirical testing. "States" are used as units of analysis. The conclusion that emerges is that female literacy (education), economic development and urbanization are the key factors behind political demographic change in the sub-continent. The earlier part of the monography is an overview of the contribution of the Masters of political demography ...