Age Power (English)

Population of elderly in India (60 plus) is continuously on rise. In the first decade of the 21st Century (2001 to 2011), number of elderly has gone up from 77 Mn to 104 Mn comprising around 8.6 per cent of total population. Life expectancy has also substantially risen to around 70 years compared to about 63

The diagram above shows how the Life style of a Person changes over the years and what are the contingencies he/she faces. Few Statistics Retirement 7 out of 10 people endure retirement instead of enjoying it! Can one imagine living beyond working years on a depleted income, decreasing rupee value and rising cost? Critical illness

Elderly people are most vulnerable segment of population in this time of pandemic. Besides being physically weak, many of them are suffering from anxiety. Physical distancing concept is hurting them the most. Studies show that many of them even in large cities are not aware of basic issues like how to go in for vaccination.

Backdrop: A major area of concern for elderly people particularly after their formal retirement is that they often lose “purpose of life.” Gone are the days when they were busy and used to get ready for office after getting up in morning. Similarly, mothers who were housemakers were also busy in helping their spouses or

Old age to me is just a number. Of course, if health is not fine, body is like a burden on self and loved ones, no matter what age. So, let us not refer to old age from the perspective of sickness, as trauma is obvious. Instead, let us see what it ought to be.

(In this section AGE POWER, we have posted six articles so far, all of them from seniors. Here is the first article from a youngster, and he gives a completely different flavor to this section. Enjoy reading this and share your thoughts in the comments below. – Editor) Do you know what the best and

“The aged are not a spent force, they are a treasure house of knowledge. They are not to be sidelined, they are to be mainstreamed. These flowers may be faded but they still smell sweet through empowerment”(Singh 2001). Senior citizens, without doubt have a very important role to play, but before going into that it

Older Persons Have Great Role in Furthering The Human Civilisation Blessed are the old persons who are being exposed to full cycle of the nature and mystery of life. Escaping death in infancy, childhood, and youth has enabled them to have such a great experience. The Death comes only once in the lifetime, and if

India became independent with 350 million person country with average age of 27 years. Now it is 1350 million person country with average life expectancy nearing 70 years. The independent Indians refused to die and continued contributing, not only to National growth but have made great contribution to Global growth too. Let us examine the

Few years ago, I was having a meeting with a World Bank team on the implementation of a water supply project in Himachal Pradesh. It was felt that Himachal needs to learn from other countries, about improving water supply as well as flood management during the rainy season. In that meeting, one of the members

There is a strong imperative for people to continue working into their late sixties and beyond. The truth of course is that few people want to be seen as old, and fewer still want to be a burden, or labelled as such. At the age of 62 Colonel Sanders franchised his KFC restaurant for the