"All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Ageing is a part of life and in a natural process. Ageing makes the body of a person weak and reliable to the person. Elderly is an inevitable process and no one has control over it. The senior citizens of the country are the most precious sector of our country and need to be properly treated. They are very experienced and knowledgeable people and being elderly makes them non-functional, so proper laws are been declared for them so that they can live their last year of life peacefully. The population of the elderly persons has been increasing over the years. As per the UNESCO estimates, the number of the aged (60+) was likely to be around 599 million in 2005. The figure will double by 2025. By 2025, the world will have more elderly than young people and cross the two billion mark by 2050.
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Anju Soni, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Deemed University, has been visiting Bastar for over 15 years. She is author of many books, including Science in the Service of Human Rights and Visiting Distinguished Professor of International Law and Policy.