Elderly

At an age when many people choose to relax and spend most of their time at home, 82-year-old S Chandramathi Rao chose to provide a home-like environment to 65 other senior citizens -- surrounding them with immense love and care.

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.

Natubhai Patel believes that love can come to anyone, regardless of age, and senior citizens should get married, despite social taboos, if they want. This is how he is helping people above the age of 50 find companions.

Read the story of Naginbhai Shah, an 86-year-old man who still works with the dedication of a 20-year-old to bring relief and hope to the lives of thousands in Ahmedabad.

These high school students are introducing technology to senior citizens in an effort to help them overcome loneliness and social isolation – all because of respect and love for their grandparents, who they consider their superheroes.

In 1978, Savithri Vaithi started an old age home, Vishranthi, for abandoned and destitute elderly women in Chennai. Thirty-seven years later, and at an age of over 80 now, Savithri still spends her time taking care of these women who have no one else to rely on. Here’s her story.

When asked how he managed to run the 26-mile marathon, 89-year-old Fauja replied: "The first 20 miles are not difficult. As for the last six miles, I run while talking to God.”

These amazing ladies in their twilight years have become social entrepreneurs and are using their artistic talent to do some serious business. Making rugs and mats is not just a hobby for them but a regular source of income to support their home and caretakers.

Whether it is providing medical services to the rural folk in the hills of Uttarakhand or translating works of English into Tamil and vice versa, these inspiring women who are all octogenarians and nonagenarians lead a more active life than most youngsters!

Providing shelter, care and, when needed, last rites for the destitute, aged or mentally ill cannot be easy. Watch this powerful video to know how this team is helping them survive the last hour of their lives with some dignity.