It was heartening to read a letter from Pramod Mehta in your issue of 26th September 2015. With all of us living longer and longer, it is important that we should look after our health so as not to suffer and become a burden to family and society in our old age. We strongly believe that keeping oneself active is the answer to keeping fit and healthy and with this in mind , and with the aim of caring for elderly in the local community, Navjivan Vadil Kendra was formed about nine years back and our great success in such a short span of time shows how much such activity is essential throughout the country.
We invited Mr C B Patel and yourself at one of our weekly events, and being impressed seeing our activities he published a report in your issue of 25th January 2015. We have received recognition by getting Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services 2015 as announced in London Official Gazette of 2nd June 2015 on the occasion of Queen’s Jubilee Anniversary. You reported the same in your issue of 13th June 2015. We fully endorse views expressed by Pramod Mehta and strongly believe that we need such centres in every corner of this country to deal with more and more aging population, and deal with possible loneliness in old age.
Jayant U Doshi
Secretary, Navjivan Vadil Kendra
