Meet the Silver Social Workers of Pune. From helping local women earn a living to maintaining a clean and green city, they do it all. Chandana Banerjee meets them.
A group of senior citizens in Bangalore are working towards enriching the lives of students from poorer sections of the society. Meet Senior Citizens Bangalore and the inspiring range of work they do to enable this.
In recent years, Bhubaneswar has witnessed a rise in instances of violence against senior citizens. The police has launched a series of initiatives to counter this.
At an age when many people choose to relax and spend most of their time at home, 82-year-old S Chandramathi Rao chose to provide a home-like environment to 65 other senior citizens -- surrounding them with immense love and care.
These senior residents of Anandam Old Age Home in Chennai believe in giving back to society by teaching underprivileged children. Here's their inspiring story.
Happiness for Mark D'Souza lies in the smiles and blessings of the 40 people who he serves daily with his free tiffin service. A resident of I.C. Colony in Borivali, Mumbai, Mark has been delivering free food to senior citizens in his locality for the past three years. This is his story.
Natubhai Patel believes that love can come to anyone, regardless of age, and senior citizens should get married, despite social taboos, if they want. This is how he is helping people above the age of 50 find companions.
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.
The government has set up a Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, which will use the unclaimed money from PPF accounts, employees provident funds and small saving schemes, for the welfare of senior citizens in the country.
These high school students are introducing technology to senior citizens in an effort to help them overcome loneliness and social isolation – all because of respect and love for their grandparents, who they consider their superheroes.