India, March 8 -- When we imagine the future of India, we often picture a younger generation: The next entrepreneur, innovator, or changemaker. But a quieter shift is underway, led by older adults who are redefining what it means to grow older in today's India.

By 2047, 300 million or nearly one in five Indians will be over the age of 60. But the significance of this shift isn't just demographic; it is a social shift that calls for redesigning how we think about contribution, work, and care in later life. Even today, 36% of older adults are still working, and only 6% are formally retired. This signals a quiet but important shift in how people approach later life, one that challenges the old idea of ageing as withdrawal.

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