Silver Talkies

Many abused senior citizens make every attempt to hide it. Here are some signs to watch out for.

Let them do things at their own pace while keeping them engaged and interested especially with activities that they are familiar with.

Meet the Silver Social Workers of Pune. From helping local women earn a living to maintaining a clean and green city, they do it all. Chandana Banerjee meets them.

Octogenarian Sudha Pai introduced the idea of waste management in Pune long ago. Chandana Banerjee finds out more about what inspires her to keep going strong, and teach children and adults the benefits of composting.

A group of senior citizens in Bangalore are working towards enriching the lives of students from poorer sections of the society. Meet Senior Citizens Bangalore and the inspiring range of work they do to enable this.

Humjoli, a group of fun loving and enthusiastic senior citizens in Noida, are ensuring there is a support system in place for all their peers in the neighbourhood, especially senior citizens who live alone.

At 77, PD Ravindra is a senior citizen who knows no rest. This former engineer is always tinkering around, trying to create machines and models that can explain scientific concepts in a fun way to children in his unique museum, Amma Saraswati Loka.

These senior residents of Anandam Old Age Home in Chennai believe in giving back to society by teaching underprivileged children. Here's their inspiring story.