You have to forget who you were to redefine who you are,” states Arvind Kumar Upadhyay. The 69-year-old ‘struggler’ was once a regular presence in the boardroom of textile corporations. Now, he joins fellow Gen-Z actors from Versova in auditions. Upadhyay’s journey and second innings will be among the many that will find centrestage at the Suno Sunao Sunday Mano open mic, for people above the age of 55, in Bandra this Sunday.

The event is helmed by Do With Lit and Gen S Life, a platform aimed at enabling self-dependence among senior citizens online and offline. Meenakshi Menon, founder, Gen S Life, shares, “The general perception is that older citizens are a burden. You stop contributing. This is completely false. As seniors, we need to recognise that the narrative needs to change.”