If you read about ageing or have an interest in the area, you've probably heard the term active ageing as it has made its way into conversations about age in urban India. But what is active and healthy ageing? WHO describes it as the process of developing and maintaining functional abilities that enable well-being in later years. This means regardless of gender, socio-economic status, disability and health, a person growing older should have the chance to live life fully engaged and to their best ability, across various wellbeing markers-physical, social, emotional, vocational, cognitive and spiritual. Simply put, age shouldn't be the hurdle you need to jump over to live the life you want.

Silver Talkies is a pioneering social enterprise on a mission since 2014 to make healthy and active ageing a desirable and viable goal for older adults. Their belief is that active ageing is the most promising and economical form of preventive healthcare and with an empowering and enabling environment, older adults can age gracefully and with dignity.

Rethink Ageing takes a deep dive into understand ageing and its affect on society and its members.