title: Convocation address.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007194:India; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008136:Longevity; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D014798:Vital Statistics; D017805:Widowhood
keywords: Asia; Critique; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Dependency Burden; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Gender Issues; India; Length Of Life; Life Expectancy--changes; Marital Status; Microeconomic Factors; Mortality; Nuptiality; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Southern Asia; Vital Statistics; Widowed--women