01/06/2026
India is ageing rapidly. But are our homes, families, and systems ready for it?
What if the biggest challenge facing Indian seniors is not healthcare, but loneliness, invisibility, and homes never designed for ageing?
Welcome to Designing Dignified Ageing – Episode 1 (Part 1).
In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Amita Prabhin sits down with Lt. Col. Dr. M. Baskaran — veteran Army officer, civil engineer, senior living expert, a PhD researcher specialising in senior living and Managing Director of VirukshA Developers — to discuss why senior living is emerging as one of India’s biggest social needs.
India’s elderly population is growing rapidly, yet many seniors continue to face emotional isolation, unsafe homes, a lack of support systems, and changing family structures.
In this first part, we explore the hidden realities of ageing in India and challenge some of the biggest misconceptions around senior living and retirement communities.
In This Episode (Part 1):
✔ Why India is facing an ageing population crisis
✔ Why Indian homes are often unsafe for seniors
✔ Loneliness, emotional isolation & invisible struggles of aging
✔ Why senior living is misunderstood in India
✔ Senior living vs old-age homes — what people get wrong
✔ How military systems thinking and civil engineering shape elder care design
Featured Guest
Lt. Col. Dr. M. Baskaran — Army veteran, civil engineer, senior living consultant, researcher, and Managing Director of VirukshA Developers — shares decades of insights into designing dignity for ageing Indians.
Tell us in the comments:
Would you consider senior living communities for yourself or your parents?
Part 2 releases next week — where we discuss:
• India vs the West in ageing
• Emotional struggles of seniors
• Why India urgently needs structured senior living ecosystems
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