What are some methods for preventing pregnancy?
Either by using reliable birth control, or not having sex whereby the male penetrates the female vagina with his penis. Since you question implies you plan on having sex, look for a suitable birth control method. Know that typical use ≠ ideal use, e.g. the pill in perfect use only fails in 0.3% while in typical use it fails in 8%(!), likewise with male condoms: perfect use 2% failure, typical use 15% (!) failure.This website points you to a lot of links you may want to read Birth Control (Contraception): Resource Overview, here is another overview Birth Control Methods - Birth Control OptionsThis is an overview of the reliability of the best known birth control methods:The present day low estrogen hormonal contraceptive pill needs to be taken at the same time every day, before the hormonal levels goes down too low thus permitting an ovulation to take place. This to many especially younger women can be a problem. There also are reports of failures after having been combined with antibiotics.Male condom failure usually is because the male not immediately withdrawing after ejaculation followed by the shrinking of the penis, so sperm will leak out of the condom into the vagina thus causing pregnancy.In women <21 yo it has been shown that the pill, patch, ring PPR are not very reliable, while long acting reversible contraceptives LARC being the IUD, progestagen depot injections and hormonal implants are very, very reliable, for young and old alike, see Effectiveness of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception — NEJM
Are Indians forgetting their culture?
I don't know if am suitable to answer. However let me give a try, I can tell you minor example.I was born and brought up in a very remote area of Uttarakhand. When we had ceremonies and function we use to use these leaf plates for eating.Today, same village use these plastic platesIt was not the story of just my village but thousand other parts of India had different virson of these plates.Pam leaf platesBanana leaf platesToday, nobody use them. Even people in my village think, “we have developed and became modern”.Everybody has moved up and use plastic. Plastic plates, plastic bag, glass, spoon everything plastic.Now let me tell you while Indians found it so uncool some westerner have adopted it. They considered it very cool beacuse these leaf plates are so eco friendly.While India Is Getting Over Its Traditional Leaf Plate, The World Seems To Be Catching OnInterestingly, a few people in Germany got really inspired by this age-old Indian traditional trend and started manufacturing plates and bowls made out of leaves and leaf-based compounds. This company, called Leaf Republic , is currently being run by a small group of people that consists of a team of engineers and designers to create products that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are eco-friendly.Leaf PlateThese days I see a lot of debate on plastic. We are desperate to find some innovative ways to reduce plastic but we forgot these simple traditions which had a robust answer.I know plastic problem is very serious and can't be eradicated completely but at least a small intiative at our personal level can bring a huge change, if 1 billion Indians are willing to change even .01%I request everybody to start giving some importance of such positive news instead of some TRP hungry media, useless debates and negative reports.Thanks