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The Demographic Structure Of The Indian Society

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Who was Thomas Robert Malthus and why is he famous?

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Thomas Robert Malthus was the English political economist. He studied at Cambridge and trained to become a Christian priest. He rendered his services as professor of History and Political economy to East India Company College at Haileybury near London and educated the officers who were recruited to the Indian civil service.

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