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Written on June 17, 2009 | Posted in
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This video coverage is one of the best I have ever seen of an Old Age Home in India. I request all readers to watch all 5 Parts of the Video in sequence. It left a deep impression on my mind and am sure it would be similar for others who watch it !
Prerna Parmarth Vriddh Ashram [...]
80 million people are over the age of 60 in India
60% of them live in poverty
80% do not have adequate medical or financial support
12 million elderly people in India are blind
5,00,000 older people die of tuberculosis every year
33 million elderlies are living with diabetes !!
These shocking figures are as reported in this video.
As a small step towards extending relief, [...]
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Its a fervent appeal from an Old Age Home in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Bholananda Briddha Ashram
44, Middle Road
Barrack-Pore
Kolkata – 120
Phone: +91-33-25941627, 69916322
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This video very sensitively portrays the plight of the elderlies in India, and why they are forced to live in Old Age Homes (OAH).
Take for example, the elderly woman who says she was beaten by her daughter-in-law, and her son therefore asked her to move to an old age home. Or for that matter the elderly [...]