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What They Don't Tell You About Life in India | Welcome To India | Part 1 examines the specific people, events and evidence presented in this documentary. Learning how to survive on an increasingly crowded planet is probably our ultimate challenge. But there’s one place, home to over a sixth of the world’s population, which is already making a good shot at adapting: welcome to India. This extraordinary observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of India’s 1.2 billion show how their world really works. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

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Title
What They Don't Tell You About Life in India | Welcome To India | Part 1
Category
Society
Runtime
59 minutes
Language
English

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