Is India really overpopulated — or have we been told the wrong story?

Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of the Pop"> Is India really overpopulated — or have we been told the wrong story?

Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of the Pop"> Is India really overpopulated — or have we been told the wrong story?

Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of the Pop">

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India’s Population Myth Exposed | Poonam Muttreja on Cyrus Says

Feb 18, 2026 · 1h 1m

<p data-start="1821" data-end="1890">Is India really overpopulated &mdash; or have we been told the wrong story?</p> <p data-start="1892" data-end="2102">Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of the Population Foundation of India, joins Cyrus Broacha to unpack one of the biggest myths in Indian public discourse: that &ldquo;too many people&rdquo; are the root of all problems.</p> <p data-start="2104" data-end="2362">From fertility data and census projections to the Hindu&ndash;Muslim population debate, women&rsquo;s education, sterilisation myths, ageing society, and the real meaning of demographic dividend &mdash; this episode …

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