THE ELDER CHRONICLE · DELHI EDITION · VOL 01

Shantivan Senior Living Home

Voices, Insights, Reflections And Stories Across Time (V.I.R.A.S.A.T.)
A living archive of stories, memories, forgotten professions, unfinished dreams, and the voices that built modern India. Each resident carries a lifetime of victories, heartbreaks, humor, sacrifice, and wisdom that deserves to be preserved forever.

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Featured Audio:
“I still wait for Sunday calls.”

Residents of Shantivan

Every portrait below includes recorded oral history, handwritten memories, and preserved reflections from the residents themselves. This edition documents the emotional history of one old age home in Delhi.

Shri Ashok Mehra

82 YEARS · FORMER RAILWAY ENGINEER

“I worked on railway bridges for 35 years. Thousands crossed safely every day and never knew my name. That used to bother me once. Now it makes me smile.”

🎙 Listen to Ashok Ji's Story

Mrs. Leela Banerjee

78 YEARS · RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER

“I still remember every student who cried during exams. Children never forget kindness. Adults do.”

🎙 Listen to Leela ji's Tales

Harjit Singh Babu

86 YEARS · FORMER ARMY SIGNAL OFFICER

“The loudest sound after war is silence at home.”

🎙 Hear Harjit Singh's Memories

Voices Behind the Care

Not all heroes wear uniforms. Some simply show up every day with patience, medicine, warm food, and emotional strength.

Ritu Sharma

CARETAKER · 11 YEARS

“Many residents just want someone to sit beside them while they eat. Loneliness is heavier than illness.”

Father Dominic

HOME MANAGER

“We are not running a shelter. We are preserving dignity.”

Mohammed Salim

NIGHT STAFF

“At night many residents cannot sleep. Sometimes they only want to talk about their childhood.”

SUPPORT THIS HOME

Help Preserve Lives With Dignity

Your contribution helps fund medicines, meals, winter clothing, emotional care programs, and preservation of oral histories.

Donate via UPI: yourupi@oksbi

Or contribute directly to the V.I.R.A.S.A.T. project: 7019492748