Analysing Ageing in India in Regional and Global Context

India's population is rapidly ageing, with the number of elderly people expected to double by 2050, representing approximately 20% of the total population. This book highlights ageing issues in India from a wider perspective, bringing in national, regional and global contexts in one frame. It provides a comprehensive analysis of ageing while examining the socio-demographic and epidemiological transitions taking place in this century. The book connects global ageing issues to the Indian context while discussing the challenges and responses towards making a society for all ages. It presents previously uncovered subjects like feminization of ageing, gender-focused empowerment of older adults, medical gerontology growth, informal care needs, and mental well-being as interconnected themes, offering comprehensive insights for contemporary challenges concerning the older population. With expert contributors offering extensive analysis through fresh perspectives, this volume effectively combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications that move beyond conventional approaches to ageing and advance our understanding. The book would be of interest to researchers and academics working on ageing, social work, health and social care, sociology & social policy, and public health policy and practice. It would also appeal to community workers and non-government organization personnel.

Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, gerontologist, health social scientist, academician, researcher, author, activist, and consultant. She retired from the Delhi University in March 2021 and continues as an expert/resource person with different institutions in India and abroad. She has edited 15 books, written chapters in them and also in few other books, all published with reknowed publishers and has a few forthcoming in 2026. She has published over 100 articles in journals, books, newspapers and magazines. She is a recipient of various prestigious fellowships and professional awards and also a panellist on radio and TV channels.

Lists of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Prologue - Anurita Jalan. 1. Ageing in India: Contextualizing it Nationally, Regionally, and Globally in an Overall Healthy Ageing Framework - Mala Kapur Shankardass 2. The Global Context of Ageing - Rosette Farrugia-Bonello 3. Policy and Programme Options for Ageing - Venkatesh Srinivasan 4. Gender Issues and Empowerment Strategies for Older Persons - Kiran Puri 5. Changes in the Life Cycle Deficit of Elderly by Gender and Social Groups in India - Laishram Ladusingh and Debolina Bhaumick 6. No Country for Old: Social Security, Life, and Livelihood of the Elderly in Contemporary India - S. Irudaya Rajan, Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, and Anjana Rajagopalan 7. Ageing, Work, and Self-Rated Health in India - William Joe, Varun Yadav, and Sunil Rajpal 8. Medical Gerontology: Growth, Scope and Provisions in India - Sharon Gracia Glenn and Ashish Goel 9. Informal Care for the Older Persons in Indian Households: New Evidences - Ruchira Chakraborty and T. V. Sekher 10. Aspects of Formal Care in India - Ruchika Kuba 11. Geriatric Mental Health in India: Critical Issues and Challenges for the Future - Shorouq Motwani, Heena Merchant, Pooja Vora, Bilvesh Mandalia, and Avinash De Sousa 12. Rights of Older Persons: Time to Build Society for All Ages, National and Global Perspective - Anupama Datta 13. Concerns and Challenges: Setting the Priorities and Responses for the Indian Region in Global Context - Rosette Farrugia-Bonello. Index.