Senior Citizens

Yashpal Singh and Shanta Verma, residents of Haryana, are recent additions to the Instagram influencer gang. And they have their Gen Z granddaughter, Jonita, to thank for their 15,000 subscribers and brand endorsement deals.

Residents of Vadodara, Gujarat, Mohanlal Chauhan (77) and Leelaben (71) have travelled the length and breadth of the country in four long and adventurous road trips.

A quick tour through Palakkad's Ponnu mami's house reveals her inherent obsession with pickles. She has been making and selling various types of pickles for over 30 years now.

Kolkata-based Manju Devi Poddar was nudged by her granddaughter, Yashi Chowdhary, to start her own homemade food venture. Today, her tasty bhujia, Nariyal Chakki and Mava ki Parwal mithai is a hit all over the city, with some deliveries reaching Hong Kong and the USA.

Bhatirappan from Tamil Nadu has performed in over 300 kummi shows and has taught over 150 students this traditional yet very simplistic dance form.

Nalini Mehta is 95 years young. This Mumbai-based, national award winning artist works on creating beautiful floral carvings out of acrylic. With over 500 pieces made so far, she's not ready to stop just yet.

Retd Army Captain V K Mehra and his wife, Cuckoo, started the Teasta Tea Shop, one of the capital’s oldest and most popular tea cafes, from their garage in Noida in 1995.

Dr Sujata and Ashutosh Kelkar, an elderly couple from Jalgaon in Maharashtra, went viral for their rendition of Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai from Rocky (1981) on the harmonica.

Ravi Bala Sharma, 62, one among several ‘internet dadis’ to join social media to showcase her skills, shares what keeps her going.

Savithri Rao started learning Yakshagana, a traditional theatre form, at the age of 66. In May 2018, Savithri took the stage for her 100th Yakshagana performance as Duryodhana in the mythological story ‘Narakasura Vadhe.’ To date, she has over 110 performances to her credit.