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Life in the last lap
Loneliness, neglect and physical and financial infirmities are just some of the companions of seniors in India.
Nonika Singh on how India’s grey population needs a helping hand from the State and the family
OLD
may be gold, but going by the condition of the elderly in our
country, it is hard to say that old age is the golden age. A
vast majority of the 81 million senior citizens in India battles
failing health, financial constraints, loneliness, emotional
stress and abuse in the dusk of their lives, leading many to end
their lives in depression or to lead a pitiable existence.
Age
of neglect
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DUSK OF LIFE: The elderly deserve a better deal from the State
and family Photo: Pradeep Tewari |
Girl
child in danger
Incidents of female foeticide
continue to be reported from Punjab and Haryana, where there is a
strong bias against the girl child. This prejudice has its roots in
the days of the Raj. The existing laws have proved ineffective and
more has to be done to reverse the trend, reports Purnendu
Ranjan
IF
we go by the recent hair-raising incidents of female foeticide
unearthed at Patran in Patiala district of Punjab and Pataudi in
Gurgaon district of Haryana, we cannot help thinking that most of our
policies and strategies aimed at arresting the crime have failed yet
again.
Queen
of the Adriatic
Romance, art, history —
Venice, the City of Canals, has something for every kind of traveller,
writes Harender Raj Gautam
FOR
centuries, Venice, a dream destination of many a tourist, has
captivated travellers with romantic images of gondola rides through
glistening canals and old palaces and villas painted in vibrant hues
of periwinkle and plum.
Arctic
kings feel the heat
Rising temperatures and
shrinking sea ice are making it difficult for polar bears to eat
enough to build up necessary fat reserves that can see them through
the winter, writes Steve Connor
They
may look cute and playful but these polar bears are the biggest land
carnivores in the world and, as the top predator in the Arctic, they
have a reputation for actively hunting humans.
‘Classical
music losing to TV’
His touch can make a sarod
produce magic. Maestro in the truest sense, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has
collaborated with Scottish Chamber Orchestra for a fusion concerto
Samaagam, which was held in six Indian cities this February. Sreya
Basu in conversation with the legend in Kolkata
Do you still feel nervous before
a performance?
I do pray to God to help me
play the music that will be successful in entertaining my audience.
Stories from the slums
The slums of Mumbai have been the subject for many a filmmaker much before Danny Boyle came up with
Slumdog Millionaire, which bagged eight Oscar awards recently, writes M.L. Dhawan
Danny
Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, which has been getting accolades
all over the world for spinning a rags-to-riches fable, has been
criticised for the way it has depicted India’s poverty.
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