Welcome to India

TV Show · Documentary · Reality

Learning how to survival on an increasingly crowded planet can be challenging. Leading the pack when it comes to overpopulation is India, which is already on the path to adaptation. The country is home to 1.2 billion people, accounting for more than one-sixth of the world's total population. This programme gains access into India's densest districts of Kolkata and Mumbai to highlight the resourcefulness, resilience and pragmatism of the people who live and work in those areas, revealing the psyche that is needed to get ahead in the biggest of crowds.

2012 · 58m
Director Tom Beard, Ashok Prasad

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    India is making a good shot at adapting to mass global population. This episode follows two main characters as they employ all their ingenuity to carve out a home. With more people moving to cities in India than anywhere else on Earth, securing that place you can call home is vital for nurturing your family's future.
    58 min
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    A popular tactic for India's densest neighbourhoods, so adept at operating in a crowded world, is turning the stuff others would call `waste' into an opportunity. Johora started out as a rag-picker, but through building a bottle recycling business on a railway embankment, she has big ambitions for her family of seven kids.
    58 min
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    With India destined to become the most populous nation on earth by 2026, you have got to be highly tactical in your search for a better life. It is not just about you and your dreams today - it is about the family over generations to come. Meet Prakash and Mangesh - brothers in their early twenties from an illegal settlement surrounded by the buzz of downtown Mumbai.
    59 min

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Cast & Crew

  • T‌B
    Tom Beard
    Director
  • A‌P
    Ashok Prasad
    Director
  • T‌B
    Tom Beard
    Producer

About

Welcome to India

Documentary

Learning how to survival on an increasingly crowded planet can be challenging. Leading the pack when it comes to overpopulation is India, which is already on the path to adaptation. The country is home to 1.2 billion people, accounting for more than one-sixth of the world's total population. This programme gains access into India's densest districts of Kolkata and Mumbai to highlight the resourcefulness, resilience and pragmatism of the people who live and work in those areas, revealing the psyche that is needed to get ahead in the biggest of crowds.

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BBC2
Released
2012
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© 2012 Keo Films Limited

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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
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  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
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  • Luxembourg (English)
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  • Moldova, Republic Of
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  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
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  • Sverige
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  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
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Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

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  • Estados Unidos (Español México)