Senior Citizens

Pune’s Tarun Sharma runs Yodda Care, a tech startup that helps senior citizens access emergency care, healthcare, and day-to-day help in managing daily lives. He shares what pushed him to start this.

Haryana-based M P Deepu and Rahul Gupta established SeniorWorld with the aim of promoting positive ageing by designing travel itineraries specifically catered to individuals aged 55 and above.

For the last five years, Hyderabad resident Madhukanta Bhatt has been using textile waste that would have otherwise ended up in landfills to make thousands of eco-friendly cloth bags that she distributes for free.

Haryana’s 95-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar recently bagged three gold medals in the 9th World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships held in Torun, Poland after her grandsons recognised her potential in sports and trained her.

With a strong vision to promote positive ageing, Haryana duo M P Deepu and Rahul Gupta founded SeniorWorld, a startup that has helped thousands of senior citizens travel the world and redefine ageing.

Designer and researcher Shreya Thakkar was encouraged to find smart solutions for the elderly after watching her grandparents age. She innovated the Wander On Assist smart cane, which has GPS tracking, BP monitoring, and more.

In the forests of Kerala’s Wayanad, lives a man named Govinda, who still practises the centuries-old archery technique that his forefathers once used for hunting.

Abdu from Wayanad, Kerala has been handcrafting toys using junk and wood for the past 42 years after an injury cost him his daily wage job. Here’s what makes his toys unique and beautiful.

At 79, Dr Luis Jose De Souza still makes his way to Shanti Avedna Sadan, India's first hospice, where he is the founder and managing trustee. He tells us what it's like to provide free palliative care for terminally ill cancer patients.

A T Basheer is among the few in Kerala who still make ‘panjara paalu mittayi’ or sugar candies. These delights are made on a traditional firewood stove and involve tedious processes and remarkable skill.