The presented essay has been written keeping "population growth" and "environmental pollution" in mind. If humans do not control population growth, that day is not far when we will all be completely lost in this crowd and the problems arising from it. The issues raised in this story-context lead towards solutions. This subject is necessary and important for the prosperity and future of our country. The account of Babu Shyamla Kant's unplanned family forces us to think about the direction of making a family happy and prosperous.
I have a close friend, Babu Shyamla Kant, simple, hardworking, honest, but very careless in his personal life. He is younger than me in age, but has raised an army of children in his house.
Last summer, I had to go to Haridwar to attend his daughter's wedding. When I went to the station for reservation fifteen days earlier, there was already a long queue of people standing there. After waiting for hours, when my turn came, I found that there was no space available on any train. It was necessary to go, so I had to leave without a reservation. When the train arrived, what did I see but that there was no room to even place a sesame seed inside and a huge crowd of people trying to board the platform was pushing and shoving. I had very little luggage, yet I had to take the help of a porter. If he hadn't pushed me in through the window, thenThe train would leave. I had to change trains at Laksar. Somehow I jumped out of the window and what do I see, the entire roof of the train is covered with passengers. He thinks, why are people forced to travel on the roof of the train, putting their lives in grave danger? Why do these people not pay attention to the rules, system, and discipline of the railways?
Shyamlakanth ji's elder son Dinanath came to pick me up at Haridwar station. He has completed his studies two years ago. Since then, he has been wandering in search of a job. I asked - "Now employment offices have opened everywhere, why don't you take their help?" He said, "Uncle ji, I went there too. After standing in line all day, when my turn came, the officer said, 'Brother, I will write down your name, but don't expect to get a job soon. Thousands of people with your qualifications have already registered their names in this office.' I started thinking, when this is the situation in a small city, how big must the crowd of unemployed people wandering in big cities be?"
When I reached home, my breath started suffocating seeing the pile of goods and the crowd of children in a small house. I asked Shyamlal Babu - "Do you have only these two rooms?" He said, "What can I do, friend! I came to this city two years ago. Since then, I have been wandering in search of a house. My shoes have worn out from going around the city. When I got tired and disappointed, I found this roof inside an alley to hide my head in the name of a house after a year. The city has expanded many times compared to before."