India’s challenges to active ageing in the context of globalization and thier solutions: a critical analysis

Ageing is a universal phenomenon. With the decline of communicable diseases and fertility rates and increased and improvised medical services, the average longevity of the people round the globe has increased, so also is the case of developing nations like India. In spite of an increased elderly population, there has been very less improvement in the quality of life of the elderly in India. Though different activities are going on for developing “healthy ageing”, yet there are a number of challenges that the Indian elderly population faces in day to day life, that prove to be a bar in active ageing. The sole purpose of this article is to review the current challenges among the Indian elderly population in the context of globalization.