Senior Citizens

Nanjammal and her son, Bharathi Chinnasamy, are on a mission to make rural India self-reliant by growing vegetable gardens in every nook and corner of their neighbouring villages.

K Narayana Naik from Karnataka has been on a mission to help millions of students pursue higher education by providing them access to scholarships for the past 21 years.

Chasing a long-cherished dream, 62-year-old Smita Surendranath Blaggan started Lake View Restaurant in Siridao, Goa after she retired from her government job.

Mother-daughter duo Uma and Ritesha Jairaj started Ahaira project in Hyderabad as a way to cope with their losses. Today, the brand promotes Telangana’s local ikat designs.

Mountaineer and marathoner Mala Honnatti has scaled several peaks, and her passion for adventure remains untouched even as a senior citizen. She recalls her most thrilling expeditions to Everest, marathons in Antarctica, and more.

With her granddaughter Sana, 90-year-old Kanak Saxena cooks and feeds 120 dogs every day in Ghaziabad, despite her Osteoporosis, fractures, and major surgeries.

It was the dogged pursuit of justice by a group of mostly senior citizens which led to the demolition of the Supertech twin towers in Noida - the biggest demolition in the country.

Visakhapatnam travelling couple Ravi Kishore Mallapragada and Sowdamini Mallapragada, aged 61 and 57, have visited more than 10 countries so far and have participated in multiple adventure sports.

Merlin Moothedan, along with his sons Midhun and Manu Merlin, runs a six-acre mangosteen farm which has trees up to 140 years old and a fascinating origin story.

Post retirement, Sureshchandra Patel built a lush organic farmhouse with over 8000 plants in his hometown of Valsad, Gujarat.