At a time when ageism is spreading its tentacles across India Inc., some seasoned retired professionals are loath to hang up their boots. Helping them are platforms such as WisdomCircle and diversity consultancies like Hum Communities who look for suitable opportunities for retirees that leverage their lifetime of accumulated skills and wisdom.
It’s a hectic workday for Mala Honnatti who has just returned from a 10-day mountaineering expedition in Ladakh. At her hostel in Shoolini University in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, this final year student is busy preparing for the last semester of her master’s in yoga and exploring her future career prospects.
Honnatti is indecisive whether to become a yoga teacher, a corporate trainer or conduct trekking expeditions. “My mind is buzzing with ideas. So many choices and so much to do,” she says. Honnatti may sound like another young person on the cusp of graduation, except that at 67 years, she is talking about her fourth career plunge.