Photo Essay: A slice of life 7 Photos . Updated: 08 May 2015, 08:55 PM IST Livemint Portraits of ageing Parsis living in Navsari, Gujarat'dhaakad' men and women battling loneliness with a ready smile and zest for life. In images 1/7Text and photographs by Shuchi Kapoor. His knees may hurt, but he is young at heart. 2/7At 93, ‘Mumma’, as everyone calls her, is one of the oldest members at the old-age home she stays in. She loves to give feedback on the day’s menu and suggest changes. 3/7Barely able to hold his cup of tea steadily, this gentleman does not like to engage in conversation. 4/7This lady makes some money by weaving the ‘kusti’, a sacred cord 5/7Restless but cheerful, this Parsi lady enjoys being able to live with so many friends in one home. 6/7It’s not just the very old who live in old-age homes in Navsari. Some of the younger people who have no one to turn to are also shifting in. 7/7Glad to have found each other at the old-age home, they call themselves ‘The Three Stooges’.