On April 17th from 10:30 p.m. on ORF 2
Vienna (OTS) – India, the world’s largest democracy, is voting: the election on the subcontinent will last six weeks, and almost a billion people – more than ten percent of the world’s population – are called to vote. The “WELTjournal” will show the report “India – The Most Populous Country in the World” on ORF 2 on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. The award-winning documentary “Power of Words – Writing against India’s Patriarchy” will follow in “WELTjournal +” at 11:05 p.m.
WELTjournal: “India – The most populous country in the world”
India overtook China as the world’s most populous country last year. Of the more than 1.4 billion people in India, 900 million are of working age – enormous potential for the economy, but according to UN studies, not even half of school leavers are prepared for the jobs of the future. “WELTjournal” reporter Patrick A. Hafner shows what challenges India has to overcome if it wants to follow China’s unprecedented economic growth. Education and birth control alone cannot control population growth. What is needed are educational opportunities, especially for girls, and qualified jobs for everyone in order to utilize the potential to further advance India’s economy and sustainably stabilize population development.
WELTjournal +: “Power of words – writing against India’s patriarchy”
In the male-dominated and still caste-dominated Indian society, women from the lowest Dalit caste, the so-called untouchables, are confronted with extensive discrimination. In order to make their voices heard and to denounce injustices, they founded a newspaper, which is also surprisingly successful online. “WELTjournal +” shows the award-winning documentary with the original title “Writing With Fire”: Equipped with smartphones, chief reporter Meera and her journalists set out to tell the stories of the excluded and highlight discrimination and injustice. The women break traditions with their journalistic work and show what it means to reverse power relations – with astonishing success.