Agewell Foundation

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi * Conducted on 26/03/2009 Key Speakers * Mr. Vinod Sharma, National Political Editor, Hindustan Times * Mr. Pankaj Sharma, News Views India ==================================================================================== AGEWELL’S APPEAL TO POLITICAL PARTIES Agewell is a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 5000 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India , committed to provide a voice to older persons. The experience of recently held assembly elections shows that the Indian democracy is in the process of entering a new paradigm – the election henceforth will be contested on the basis of issues that affect people in their day to day life. Voters have been more demanding. They know, once elected the government can do anything for them or to them. Ideological issues have taken a back seat. Interest groups demand fulfillment of their own agenda. 9...

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Conducted on 18/02/2009 Key Speakers Mr. Prithvi Haldea, CMD, Prime Database Ms. Ira Pande, Prof. of English & Daughter of writer Shivani