Gen Seasoned

What does it really mean to grow older, and are we using the right language to talk about it? For instance, you may be an older adult, but you could be a “young old” (aged 60-70) or a “middle old” (aged 75-85) person. In this episode, Dr. Corinne Auman, an American gerontologist with over 20 years of experience working with older adults, and the author of Keenagers: Telling a New Story About Aging...

When Hari Baskaran chose to formally retire at 64, he hit the “ground running”, taking up cycling and trekking. At 70, he cycled 3000 km from Chennai to Delhi in 58 days. However, it was at 75 that the active ageing ambassador was asked to slow down by his doctor, which put him on a fresh path of self-discovery, which he calls an “inflexion in the mid-70s”.  Listen in as the author of Battling On...

In this episode, Dr. Sophia Pathai, British-Indian physician scientist and co-author of The Longevity Code, decodes biological ageing, from epigenetic clocks that can predict your health trajectory, to organs that age at different speeds.  She talks to Gen Seasoned’s Anuradha Varma on the gut-muscle-mind connection, why walking and fidgeting matter as much as the gym, the truth about GLP-1 drugs,...

As a former NRI, Navneet Gupta, Founder CEO, Service GTD knows only too well the stress of managing eldercare back home in India, negotiating across continents and time zones. Here, he talks to Gen Seasoned founder Anuradha Varma on providing eldercare services for NRIs by onboarding trusted supply partners, and handholding families through the process long after the booking happens, much as a rel...

After his 12th Boards, Siddharth Kothari decided to put together an event for senior citizens. That has now grown into the Happy Folks Club, a youth-led social enterprise with over 1400 active members in Bengaluru, and soon to launch in Chennai. The team, the 19-year-old founder & MD tells Gen Seasoned’s Anuradha Varma, comprises youngsters aged 16 to 22 years, with over 650 internships and 22...

As we aim to live longer and better, there is immense scope for “agepreneurs” or “elderpreneurs”. Dr Saigita Chitturu, Assistant Professor,Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai talks to Gen Seasoned host Anuradha Varma about the one-year Diploma in Gerontology via its Centre for Lifelong Learning, focussing on interdisciplinary care for the elderly.  Open to adults over 25, with special...

Ageing is an opportunity to find new purpose, says Sailesh Mishra, Founder President of Silver Innings Group, Dementia Master Trainer  and Social Gerontologist. Active in the field of senior care for almost two decades, he also runs A1 Snehanjali, Mumbai’s first 24x7 assisted living elder care home located in Nalasopara.  Using his marketing experience, he used social media early on to craft a pos...

“Don’t wait for an emergency to provide support for your elderly parents,” says Asheesh Gupta , Founder and Managing Director of Samarth Care, India’s leading eldercare organisation, serving over 30,000 senior citizens across the country and catering to the Indian diaspora across 33 countries. The Gurgaon-based founder talks about his 600-strong team of care managers who anchor teams that provide...

Dr Deepak Saini, Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and Convenor, Longevity India describes Longevity India’s ambitious BHARAT Study, which stands for Biomarkers for Healthy Aging, Resilience, Adversity and Transitions, collecting blood samples from Indians aged 18 to beyond 100.  Listen in as he talks to Gen Seasoned co-founder Anuradha Varma about why it’s important...

Mahima Bhalotia, 33, Tech Coach for seniors, pivoted from a career in hospitality to set up The Social Paathshala during the pandemic. She talks to Gen Seasoned co-founder Anuradha Varma about her enthusiastic students, numbering over 5,000 so far, some of them in their 80s who are mastering AI prompts to enhance family photographs, even creating lookbooks and smart travel itineraries, while learn...

Babu Krishnamoorthy, Chief Sherpa at Finsherpa Investment Services, talks about the option for reverse mortgage available for senior citizens in India, where they can earn monthly income from their property while still continuing to live in it. He talks to Anuradha Varma, Gen Seasoned co-founder, about its pros and cons, along with financial scenarios to anticipate a future income, even as he emph...

In this chat, biogerontologist Dr Suresh Rattan delivers a masterclass in longevity, touching upon biology, longevity trends, even philosophy. The Indian-origin, Denmark-based scientist explains why humans enjoy an “essential lifespan” of 45 years, his interpretation of a “hormetic” and balanced way of life, and how the definition of health changes at different stages of life. He also tells Gen Se...

“You show up differently when you have purpose,” says Seema Sinha, the only woman driving coach in north India. She talks to Anuradha Varma, Gen Seasoned co-founder, about re-entering the workforce in her 40s, armed with new skills as a parent of three, and forming connections with the younger generation. She questions the idea of “age-appropriate dressing”, and is a firm believer that only women,...

Dr Asha Gauri Shankar, a retired or rather, seasoned Maths professor, has reinvented herself through her YouTube channel explaining Math concepts not just to children but adults as well. The 75-year-old former Delhi University professor speaks to Gen Seasoned co-founder Anuradha Varma on her passion for teaching, becoming an independent content creator, learning editing tools, and crossing 100,000...

Getting pregnant in one’s 40s should be an informed choice, says Dr Aswati Nair, Clinical Director & IVF specialist at Nova IVF, Rajouri Garden, Delhi. In this conversation with Jahnavi Sarma, Co-founder, Gen Seasoned, the IVF expert talks about making the right lifestyle choices early on to improve fertility in later years, and the options available as one enters their 40s, even after hitting...

In conversation with Vandana Srivastava, the Founder-CEO of Zuva Life, who is supporting people in navigating midlife transitions and “reframing midlife as a season of growth, connection, and possibility.” She talks about turning mid-life “crisis” into a crossing, and redesigning the next 30 years of our lives with intention, as we gear up for a 100-year-life. Vandana also talks about Vanaprastha,...

“Scrabble is my life, the rest is a game,” says 69-year-old Mohan Verghese Chunkath, retired IAS officer and national Scrabble champion many times over, in conversation with 15-year-old Suyash Manchali, himself a top-rated player. Their love for Scrabble shines through as they discuss words like “doomer”, “quoil”, “madafu”, and hizzoner, their rigour of practicing an hour daily, and sparring again...

In conversation with Shubham Ramesh Vernekar, who was part of the team at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati that designed the game Flo, a deck-building card game inspired by ikigai. Flo won second place in Stanford Center on Longevity’s 2025 Design Challenge: Reimagining Education and Learning for Long Lives. The Japanese phrase Ikigai, which loosely translates to "the happiness of alwa...