Family support, an enjoyment of nature and inspirational reading help a nonagenarian cope with loneliness and health problems
Burjor Karanjia
I can no longer deceive myself that I’m not the age I am, confronted by a handsome son, taller than me, aged 55, and two charming daughters, 64 and 57. So now I go to the other extreme, announcing my age, 91, to everyone I meet, eagerly waiting for their response "You don’t look it” — a consolation prize for my ego, what little is left of it. But about this, more later.
For the last 20 years of my long career, I worked for Godrej. I was not called upon by them to retire, although I had offered to. So,......