On 1st July- Doctors day
celebration to spread awareness among elderly people on being active in old
age, Department of Geriatric medicine, AIIMS in association with NGO
Healthy Aging India as an extension of
its community outreach programme organised an participatory interactive session on “Active aging and stress
management in late life” for senior citizen at Satyagrahy Auditorium at
Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. This
programme is unique in itself spreading a unique concept of Intergenerational
empowerment and meaningful engagement for elderly people. Theme of the program
was based on inclusive and justiciable democratic principles of its Patron
Professor A.B.Dey and Founder President Dr Prashun Chatterjee to empower,
encourage and educate elderly people.
Guests from different walks of
life across the generations shared their views and perspectives
enthusiastically. Prof. Ravindra Kumar Vice Chancellor (incharge)IGNOU, Shri
Ramchandra Rahi- Chairman of Gandhi
Peace Foundation, Shri Sandeep
Chatterjee, Registrar IIT Delhi, Shri S
S Rudra, secretary of Delhi Senior citizen Association & Shri Dipankar Sri
Gyan, Director of Gyan Smriti and Darshan
Samiti (GSDS) were among the noted one.
Chief Guest Prof. Ravindra
kumar discussed the practicality of Vedic wisdom for healthy aging and its
relevance and application in day to day life courses especially for amiable family
culture/tradition.
IGNOU VC along with Director
of GSDS and İIT delhi registrar stressed and felt that “ it is in best interest of all to develop
an curriculum for elderly health education “ in association with department of Geriatric
Medicine. Dipankar JI promised to provide facilities for organising more
of interactive meetings with the help of Healthy Aging
India to mobilise elderly people for active and independent aging till last date.
Shri Ramchandra Rahiji in a
very humble way explained the intricacies of
gandhian philosophy and enlightened on inspirations from the life of
Gandhiji, as the way he led his life is an message in itself and he also put
forward his views on “How Gandhiji and
Vinobha Bhave ji managed and maintained
independence, activeness and selfless services to society throughout their life”
Dr Chatterjee discussed various
Psycho socio medical issues of aging population and its solution both through
preventive methodology like vaccination against flu and pneumonia, installing
grab bar at bathroom to reduce the rate of fall and life style modifications by
balanced diet, regular resistive
exercises- yoga, prayer a etc. He also explained stress response and its
management in old age. He aware people on the effect and power of thoughts and
mindfulness on aging by illustrating scientific evidences on effect of prayers,
meditation and yoga on overall mindset.
Interactive dialogues of 400 elderly people with Dr Chatterjee was a
major attractive activity which helped
elderly to understand the small but
effective measures of sustainable healthy life and also the perceptions,
mindset, problems and life experiences of multiple senior citizens from different walks of life.
Dr Chatterjee also announced future initiatives which NGO Healthy Aging
India is going to launch such as adoption of
50 vulnerable elderly for their
health care (includes lifelong free medicine at door step). People to adopt
could be from old age home and from various communities or areas. He also
inspired the audience to adopt localised needy elderly people for their medical
expenses. He proclaimed that Healthy Aging India in association with Gandhi Smriti
and Darshan Samiti is launching 1st
"Intergenerational learning centre " in India at Noida where under previlaged school students will be
mentored by educated retired professionals. He requested others to create
similar self help group and serve the society. As per Dr Chatterjee "it is win win
situation for the both generations of the society"
All the elderly participants
have been gifted with a plant for meaningful beginnings of a new life and a
token of love was given to people participated from old age home.
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