Growing old in India can be wonderful or not. Indian families take care of their elders. Nursing homes are very uncommon. Sons have responsibility for caring for elderly parents which means daughters in law do the real work of it. Basic medical care is provided through government clinics for free.There is no general Social security. Most people don't have pensions. There is no 'retirement age' and jobs are changing as for the man pictured below who drives a cycle rickshaw. They are not a main form of transport any more, being replace by tuk tuks (three wheeled taxis) and scooters. For elders with no viable family to care for them life can be grim. Several older men and women live in the orphanage our foundation supports. They are the lucky ones, they are not out on the streets.
Cycle rickshaw driver in Pondicherry
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Happy grandma in the village
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Old fellow in the village wanted to show me his moves!
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88 yo man at the orphanage. He loved the children's music.
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