Senior Citizens

A school dropout from Thalassery in Kerala, Njattyela Sreedharan spent 25 years writing a unique dictionary with four Dravidian languages — Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu.

We celebrate these senior citizens, who have shown that age is merely a number. Read these inspiring stories as we enter the new year. #TBIChangemakers2020 #SeniorCitizens

Fondly known as 'Ammiji' in Amritsar, 92-year-old Rajinder Kaur Chatha is whipping up a spicy success with her homemade blends. Her startup story is the perfect inspiration for women entrepreneurs

“I often visit the Nanak Piao Sahib Gurudwara in North Delhi and while once inside it is always peaceful and clean, the sight just outside was not so pleasing to the eyes,”

As grandmothers in a Thane village were denied an education because of their gender, the 'Ajjbaichi Shaala' (grandmother’s school) was launched on International Women’s Day four years ago.

You can now order hand knitted woollens, scarves and much more, that are literally as good as the ones your grandmother made. Just get in touch with Asha Puri.

108-year-old Krishnaveniammal from Siruvandhadu village in Tamil Nadu approached the police, requesting her house and land be retrieved from her son shared with her three daughters

At 105, there is nothing that Papammal, a resident of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, does not do by herself. That includes working on her 2.5 acre organic farm.

During the lockdown, 79-year-old Kokila Parekh started a chai masala business from Mumbai home to keep herself active.

Goa’s first community agricultural college was set up by Manguirish Pai Raiker 7 years ago.