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By 2047, 300 million or nearly one in five Indians will be over the age of 60. This social and demographic shift calls for us to reimagine how we think about contribution, work, and care in later life. Today, 36% of older adults are still working, and only 6% are formally retired. This challenges the dominant notion of old age as a time of withdrawal.
In this op-ed in Hindustan Times, Swetha Totapally, Dalberg Partner, Regional Director of Asia-Pacific and co-author of the report ‘Longevity: A New Way of Understanding Ageing‘ alongside Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and Ashoka, argues that institutions, from workplaces to caregiving facilities, need to keep pace with the evolving aspirations of older adults.
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