Emeritus Prof - President, ICCA, USA
N.K Chadha - Former Prof. & Head, Psychology Deptt, Delhi University, India

Ageing is a multidimensional process; old age is the closing period of the life of an individual. A person’s activities, attitude towards life, a relationship to the family and the work, biological capacities and physical fitness are all conditioned by the position in the age structure of the particular society in which he lives. Aging, it is one element in our diverse society that we have in common we all age with advancement of age, there are decline in mental and physical health of an individual. These bring large amount of anxiety and stress as well as negativity. The other side of the picture is bright and it is in one’s hand to stay fit. The present key note address tries to highlight the scientifically proven interventions through which one can maintain the mental and psychical well – being, staying active and progressive is the need of the hour. Various strategies have been highlighted like physical, social and cognitive. Question arises, whether one want to add number of years in life or life in number of years.

Active Aging, New Paradigm, Attitude towards Life