Did any of them have children? Getting married is one thing, but most people, at least the responsible ones, who don't have a stable income will tend to use birth control.
No wonder India is bursting at the seams with all the population overload that it can't really support.
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=in&out=...
This picture scares the hell out of me.
contrast that with this: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=us&out=...
In any case I am pretty sure people only have children if it makes sense for them to do so, even in India
Have you followed the conversation in the thread, or have you responded to my comment taking it out of context?
I was responding to the following from 'visitor4rmindia':
Yes they (and I) all have children. I don't think it crossed our minds not to. [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=590008]
Coming to your question about whether I'm from India, I don't think it really matters; I never claimed that I know India. No matter where it happens, having children without proper planning and letting them starve is not acceptable. May be it's socially acceptable in certain societies to do so, but it's still outright stupid and cruel to children.