With a population of 570 million people India ranks second only to the Republic of China in population; so the work of Munni, a social worker, and Shrivastava, a community leader, takes on new urgency and meaning. The two women journey to out-of-the-way villages to convince largely illiterate village women to use birth control mehtods.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014333
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - India
Documentary → Documentary films - Japan
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Birth control - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - India
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth control - Developing countries
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - India
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth control - Developing countries
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - India
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)