By Sunil Saxena After retirement, there is only one way to keep the effects of ageing at bay. It is refusal to allow yourself to become redundant. This means that you must keep yourself busy, even after you retire. The engagement should not be superficial or skin deep. It should jog your mind and keep…
By Sunil Saxena I had never thought that family albums can also be a source of pain till I picked up an old family album that was lying at the bottom of the bookshelf. The album cover had frayed with age and some of the photographs had turned yellow. But it was not the condition…
By Sunil Saxena My boss hated WhatsApp. He considered the WhatsApp groups too informal, and never joined the office WhatsApp group. Result: He missed out on all the juicy gossip. But he didn’t mind. To him, email was the correct channel for all office communication. “Email,” he said “created an electronic record. One can refer…
By Aarav Gagan I can tell you exactly when age caught up with me – it was the day I retired two years back. I had been fit all along my life. I had followed a regularly lifestyle and was known to be a bit of a fitness freak who used to regularly cycle in…
By Ranjana Sunil There was a time when your body was strong, your mind was sharp, and the days were filled with purpose. But as time passed, you began to notice the subtle changes—the aches that lingered a bit longer, the energy that faded a bit sooner. You were once the one who others relied…
By Vijay Bahadur On a beautiful September afternoon in 2014, I and my wife, Shikha, were enjoying a leisurely stroll in the historic Quincy Market in Boston. Little did we know that we were about to witness a moment that would stay with us forever. An elderly woman was sitting on the street with a…
By Mehak Minocha You must have heard the tales of Shravan Kumar, the devoted young man who carried his blind parents on his shoulders to fulfill their wish of a holy pilgrimage. In today’s fast-paced world, finding such devotion is rare. However, Siddhant Mishra, a 25-year-old from Delhi, has come close to becoming a modern-day…
By Mehak Minocha We all have heard the phrase “a dog is man’s best friend”. But the story of a 68-year-old, Mr. Rajesh Kumar and his dog Shivi shows how this stray dog was more than a best friend but turned out to be a companion as well as healer for him. Mr. Kumar had…
By Meenakshi Rao Forty may be considered the old age of youth, but 50 onwards is the youth of old age. In a world where youth is often equated with peak performance and the prime of life, a remarkable group of athletes stands as living proof that true greatness knows no age. Picture this: Greying…