Is fun and games only for the young? A Bangalore based group of youngsters Volunteer for a Cause (VFC) believe age has nothing to do with one's wish to play, sing or dance. And they proved that belief true during a recently organised festival for the elderly from various old age homes in the city.

The group conducts regular fun activities and games at different old age homes across the city. They try to ensure the elders are engaged mentally, physically, and so...

After 55 years of marriage, 99-year-old Luther Younger is still deeply devoted to his wife, Waverlee, whom he calls his sweetest cup of tea.

Luther walks six miles and back every day in the heat, rain and snow to visit Waverlee in the hospital. 

Waverlee was diagnosed with a brain tumor nine years ago. With Waverlee in the hospital with pneumonia, Luther has made it a part of his daily routine to walk to her.

He could wait for his daughter Lutheta to give him a r...

A recent report points out that by 2050, the population of India's 80-plus would have grown 700% “with a predominance of widowed and highly dependent very old women. Aged widows with meager or no income, are especially vulnerable in the absence of a proper social security network. What’s more worrying is the fact that 10 % of them are living alone, and the number has been rising over the past few decades.