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。
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.
