学习如何在日益拥挤的星球上生存也许是我们人类的终极挑战，但有一个地方，拥有的世界人口六分之一印度，人们却特别适应生活在这么拥挤的土地上。这个系列高清纪录片将带我们进入印度最密集的地区加尔各答和孟买，了解这里人们的生活现状及生存压力bbb
BBC2012年播出，用3集记录印度的底层人如何在人多地少的环境中工作。印度现在有人口12亿，占世界的六分之一，每个家庭都有很多孩子，对于穷人来讲，这可是一个很大的负担，看看印度人是如何在他们的国土上为了生活奋斗的。
Learninghowtosurviveonanincreasinglycrowdedplanetisprobablyourultimatechallenge.Butthereisoneplace,hometooverasixthoftheworld'spopulation,whichisalreadymakingagoodshotatadapting:welcometoIndia.Thisobservationalseriescastsasidetheusualpreconceptionsaboutthesub-continent,andletsafewofIndia's1.2billionshowhowtheirworldreallyworks.
WithastonishingaccessintothedensestdistrictsofKolkataandMumbai,itcelebratestheimpressiveresourcefulness,resilienceandabsolutepragmatismofthoselivingandworkingthere,andrevealsthepsycheneededtogetaheadinthebiggestofcrowds.
Part1.
Thisepisodefollowstwomaincharactersastheyemployalltheiringenuitytocarveoutahome.WithmorepeoplemovingtocitiesinIndiathananywhereelseonearth,securingthatplaceyoucancallhomeisvitalfornurturingyourfamily'sfuture.
Part2.
Johorastartedoutasarag-picker,butthroughbuildingabottlerecyclingbusinessonarailwayembankment,shehasbigambitionsforherfamilyofsevenkids.Anditisnotjustsmallwaste.Kanyeusesablowtorchtocutupshipsdiscardedbytherestoftheworld,helpingsatisfyIndia'sthirstforsteel.AndAshikbuysupbeeffatfromtheabattoir,andproudlyrendersitdowntomaketallow.Itlooksdisgusting,evenbeforeheisplaguedbyamaggotinfestation.Butthisthriftyuseof'waste'maywellbedestinedforyoursoaporcosmetics.
Part3.
WithIndiadestinedtobecomethemostpopulousnationonearthby2026,youhavegottobehighlytacticalinyoursearchforabetterlife.Itisnotjustaboutyouandyourdreamstoday-itisaboutthefamilyovergenerationstocome.PrakashandMangesharebrothersintheirearlytwentiesfromanillegalsettlementsurroundedbythebuzzofdowntownMumbai.PrakashisdeckhandonayachtwhilestrivingtorealisehisdreamandlaunchaBollywoodcareer.Buthisfamilymakeitclearhissolepurposeistoearnenoughtofundintheirjointfuture:hisbrotherMangesh'scourseinsoftwareengineering.Swapan,amerchantinahecticfishmarket,workssohardforhisfamily'sfuturethathiswifeknowsheisruininghishealth.AndSujit,whocraftsdisposableclayteacupsinKolkata,hardlydaresdreamofseeinghisfamilyhundredsofmilesaway.
