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Pune's Dr. Balwant Ghatpande turned 102 on March 15th 2017, making him one of India's, and the world's, oldest living and practicing doctors.

Doctors are some of India's modern day heroes. They often work incredibly long hours, get little rest, and they literally save lives. So on International Doctor's Day we want to celebrate them!

Dementia can be a severely debilitating disease for the patient, as well as for close family members who suddenly find their lives focussed exclusively on taking care of the patient. A Bangalore-based initiative hopes to give some respite to families struggling through such situations, in the form of Day Care Centres for dementia patients.

This video by Factly mentions the wide variety of concessions offered by the Indian Railways for students, senior citizens, disabled passengers, war widows, patients and others.