At an age when most people would prefer to stay indoors, an elderly couple from Kalachowkie continues to step out with quiet determination every election day, setting an example of civic responsibility for younger generations.

Eighty-three-year-old Sadashiv Dhumal and his wife Subhadra, 80, residents of Jijamata Nagar in the Kalachowkie area (ward 205) once again turned up together to cast their votes at Shivaji Vidyalaya on Wednesday. Holding hands and moving steadily, the couple proved that age is no barrier when it comes to exercising one’s democratic right.