Thanks everyone!
Thinking about Mitesh's observations, do you think these were deliberate
developments to help the seniors in the community, or that the seniors
decided that Kolkata was a friendly place to retire to, because of the
availability of easy transport and good housing?
On Mon, Jun 9,
> On 08-Jun-2014, at 9:44 pm, Chew Lin Kay wrote:
>
> Hello Silklisters,
>
> I'm doing some research on initiatives to make cities more friendly to an
> aging population and read that Kolkata joined the WHO Global Network of
> Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Does anyone know what sort of
>
When I think of your question, two things come to my mind:
1. The city is friendly to aged people in certain parts due to the
availability of trams, which are relatively much easier alternatives of
affordable commute for the aged.
2. There is a huge splurge of aged couples living alone in Kolkata,
"Addas" :)
Though Joy Bhattacharjya's dad would be a good person to talk to on this -
he does a lot of work for the Alzheimers society, and he's 84.
Udhay, isn't he on silk yte?
Chew Lin Kay [09/06/14 00:14 +0800]:
Hello Silklisters,
I'm doing some research on initiatives to make cities more
Hello Silklisters,
I'm doing some research on initiatives to make cities more friendly to an
aging population and read that Kolkata joined the WHO Global Network of
Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Does anyone know what sort of
facilities or programmes Kolkata has for its seniors, and where I
