A press meet at the Press Club B’lore was an ideal stage to get the cyclothon rolling.
Sitting to my right as you view the photo is Mr. Murthy Rao, a ninety year old very active senior citizen. He runs an old age home with great care and empathy with the emphasis on active aging. One area he focuses on a lot is to ensure that the inmates are always engaging in one activity or another.
A few words of caution in preparation from Rekha Murty, the State Head -Karnataka of HelpAge Inda. It was timely, there was dis-interest and an insistence on Kanada as the medium of exchange to start with but as the meeting progressed there was palpable interest.
The enthusiastic team from HelpAge India with Murthy Rao and Premila.
Quite a few reporters captured sound bites and carried out interviews. We may see some of these covered in the Kanada media.
On to Chenna now.