Senior Citizens

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.

Joseph Karackadu, the owner of Karackadu Orchards in Changanassery started dragon fruit farming six years ago. Today, he sources stems from Taiwan, Brazil, Philippines, Australia, Ecuador and the US.

Kolkata-based cousins Neelam Mohta and Pinky Bhaia started Mobile Pathshala to help senior citizens understand how to operate WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, Google Maps and even ordering online.

Narendra Singh, a former bureaucrat based in Uttar Pradesh, shares how he saved injured sparrows and distributed over 6,000 nests for free to save the species.

There is no age to be a startup founder. Running successful businesses when most people choose to retire, these 11 senior citizen entrepreneurs prove how true this is.