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, with their children out in other cities or out of the country. The more affluent of them mostly live in organised highrises, hence or even otherwise in more exhaustive convenience. While a lot of the others are likely to be living in old houses in bad shape, which are very common in the city.
On Sunday, 8 June 2014, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote: > "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 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 can find >> out more? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Chew Lin >> >> calcutta as one of the cities with WHO aging city whatsit-- how to find >> detai >> > > -- Regards, Mitesh Ashar
