Elderly people in Indian-administered Kashmir have recently got together to set up a home for themselves ? the first such accommodation for senior citizens in the area. The launch signifies a major change in a society where parents have traditionally been revered. Traditionally, aged parents have been looked after by their sons and daughters in the extended family. But, now some elderly people in the Kashmir valley have felt the need to fend for themselves. (BBC)
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