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Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay: A slice of life

Photo Essay: A slice of life

Portraits of ageing Parsis living in Navsari, Gujarat'dhaakad' men and women battling loneliness with a ready smile and zest for life. In images

Text and photographs by Shuchi Kapoor. His knees may hurt, but he is young at heart.

1/7Text and photographs by Shuchi Kapoor. His knees may hurt, but he is young at heart.

At 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.

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.

Barely able to hold his cup of tea steadily, this gentleman does not like to engage in conversation.

3/7Barely able to hold his cup of tea steadily, this gentleman does not like to engage in conversation.

This lady makes some money by weaving the ‘kusti’, a sacred cord

4/7This lady makes some money by weaving the ‘kusti’, a sacred cord

Restless but cheerful, this Parsi lady enjoys being able to live with so many friends in one home.

5/7Restless but cheerful, this Parsi lady enjoys being able to live with so many friends in one home.

It’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.

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.

Glad to have found each other at the old-age home, they call themselves ‘The Three Stooges’.

7/7Glad to have found each other at the old-age home, they call themselves ‘The Three Stooges’.

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