Stories from Our Community

Ramesh Venkataraman, 65

Ramesh heard about the Silver Talkies Club from his friend our pioneer member, Kalavathy, and decided to join! Ramesh is a Finance professional academically and worked for an MNC for 23 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2006 to pursue wildlife conservation. He is a certified ecological restoration practitioner and runs a nonprofit named Junglescapes for the ecological restoration of degraded forests in Bandipur in Karnataka. His hobbies include running, traveling, and music.

Rukmani Lakshmanan, 62

Raising awareness about financial literacy among India's rural population has been Rukmani Lakshmanan's sense of purpose since retiring as a banker after 36 years. She is on a forever quest for knowledge, which includes her hobbies — reading and travelling. This avid gardener loves spending her leisure hours listening to spiritual discourses and decoding ancient wisdom.

Urmila Ghorpade, 79

Urmila started attending the online Bhajan classes by Silver Talkies and made many new friends in the class who are also Silver Talkies club members. She absolutely loved being a part of this new circle of friends and decided to join the Silver Talkies Club as a member! She has a keen passion for music, embroidery, knitting, and crocheting. She loves to travel, spend her time doing social work, and make new friends.

V Desikan, 75

Desikan is an enthusiastic retired defence scientist from Bangalore who loves sports. He spends his time playing golf and tennis and listening to Carnatic and Western music. He firmly believes that 70 to 90 years is the best period of one's life. His mantra to active ageing is to enjoy each day as it comes. He enjoys interacting with younger people and stays at an arm's length from political discussions that brew negativity among peers.