This Case is one of several “recovery-to-livelihood” accounts published as the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment marks six years of its national anti-substance-abuse campaign According to a September 3, 2026, Press Information Bureau (PIB) release from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a government-run rehabilitation centre successfully treated a 29-year-old man for alcoholism….
Someone, somewhere, says, “Let me try again,” and behind every recovery is that moment. For Simhon a 26-year-old Scheduled Tribe beneficiary from Karbi Anglong district of Assam, that moment came after years of personal struggle. Simhon had received an education up to intermediate level and had once aspired to join the police service — a…
Time to Reimagine Elder Care, Dignity and Inclusion India is undergoing one of the most profound demographic transformations in its history. For decades, we have celebrated the demographic dividend of a young nation. Today, however, another equally significant reality is unfolding before us, the rapid growth of the elderly population. Ageing is no longer a…
On August 21, the world observes International Senior Citizens Day. It is not the kind of occasion that usually dominates headlines. There are no grand celebrations attached to it, no constant reminders on television or social media. It often passes quietly. And perhaps that is precisely why it matters. India is home to over 150…
A comparative look at UNICEF’s newly released 2026 HIV estimates, and what the same testing and treatment gaps look like in India and beyond New UNICEF estimates, based on a total global HIV positive population of nearly 41 million, state that in 2025, there were 2.27 million children and adolescents (aged 0-19) living with HIV….
India is standing at the threshold of one of the most profound demographic shifts in its history. By 2050, one in every five Indians will be over the age of 60. Advances in healthcare have helped us live longer, but they have also exposed us with various challenges. Among the many challenges confronting older adults…
In a narrow lane in the old city of Varanasi, 79-yearold Chandrika Prasad Grandpa had spent a lifetime in daily wage labour, only to find himself bedridden, nearly blind, and going hungry in old age — his ration card discontinued, his hip fractured after a stray cow knocked him down, and his son nowhere in…
I Jyoti Agarwal n 2022, on an August day, in a small hall in Mumbai, Ratan Tata, aged eighty-four years old found himself among other elderly people and recent graduates. No inspiring speeches, celebrities, or grand philanthropic ventures took place at the event. Instead, it signified the beginning of a new venture, called Goodfellows, which…
Jerry Pinto’s award-winning Em and the Big Hoom explores bipolar disorder, family caregiving and the challenges of ageing through the deeply personal story of a Mumbai family.
Warnings about sugar have been about the waistline and teeth for decades. But a new wave of studies is emerging that points towards a place less obvious today: the developing brain. Scientists are more and more sure that the food consumed by a mother in her womb or a child while growing up during this…
