Christmas is a time of cheer. A time of giving and sharing but most of all, it's a time of year when you forget about everything and spend time with your children, friends, and parents. There is nothing more joyful and heartwarming than spending quality time with people you love, curling up in blankets with a hot cup…Read More

Torrential rains and landslides continue to wreak havoc in Kerala, as the death toll rises to 67 in number. The government has issued a warning in all the fourteen districts of the state and for the first time 35 out of 39 dams have been opened due to the over flowing of rivers. HelpAge India is leading the…Read More

A 20-year HelpAge India’s intern from Yes Foundation Fellows Network, narrates her bottled up memories in this heart-warming blog. Read Amaya Philips’ story. I don't know how many sleepless nights my Appa might have spent drenched in sweat from heat and worries, while I slept soundly as a little girl. Only when …Read More

I’m going to tell you a little story that I heard about a week and a half ago. A story of a mother, just like mine and your’s. This summer of 2018, I’ve joined an organisation called HelpAge India, working to empower the disadvantaged elderly. On the very first day of my internship, I thought to myself of how …Read More

Reading about the upcoming Punjabi movie “Asees” that celebrates motherhood, I came across an interesting line, “Maa, je tu mitti hai, te main tere charanan di dhul haan” (Mother, if you are like the earth, I am akin to its mere dust). The death of actress Geeta Kapoor of film “Pakeezah” fame, in an…Read More