By Anjali B.S. “I may have grown old, but I am still young at heart. I want to travel and see new places. But my family does not let me go out alone,” laments -75-year-old Devaki Amma (not real name), who lives with her daughter’s family in a Kerala village. Devaki Amma lost her husband…
By Siddharth Pandey Kishan Singh lives a simple life in the heart of Delhi. He gets up early – around sunrise. He bathes with cold water, though his son advises against it. He has his first cup of tea and a simple breakfast with his wife. On Saturdays, he stops by the temple before going…
By Sunil Saxena “A fall is the last event in the life of an elderly person.” My father’s doctor was not trying to scare me or my father. He was talking from experience. My biggest nightmare is my father taking a hard fall and breaking his hip bone. How is he going to live after…
By Aavesh Anand I live in an apartment complex where over 10% of the population is retired. You get to see the same old faces every morning when you go out for a morning walk. They look tired and worn out. Some of them even look haggard as if retirement has taken away their desire…
By Sunil Saxena It has been six months since I last drove through rush hour traffic. There was no need since I had retired, and I was leading a happy, peaceful life. Last evening, I went to drop a friend at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The distance from my home in Noida to the airport…
Republic Day has special significance for millions of Senior Citizens across the country. Many of them were born just before the country attained Independence and the Constitution was adopted and they have witnessed India grow as a strong and vibrant nation. They cherish the values enshrined in India’s Constitution, and celebrate this day with great…
By Siddharth Pandey To Ajit, who works as a gardener in Noida, there is only one person who matters. And that is his uncle, Parameshawar Verma. Ajit is certain that if it was not for his Babuji (as Ajit affectionately calls his uncle) he and his siblings would have been nowhere. The reason Parameshawar evokes…
By P. Ramesh Kumar “It’s over… she’s gone,” said a female voice on the phone. I froze with moist eyes for several moments that brought my life to a standstill, as I felt a twitch in my navel. My mother had just died in the intensive care unit of Apollo Hospital in Chennai and her…
By Gurpreet Chawla I’m a member of an FB group on travel. One of its members recently posted: “Need someone to be with my father on his birthday in New Delhi. I can pay 5–8$ per hour for the time spent.” The FB post didn’t receive a positive response but sarcastic comments. Three days later,…