Aging and the Indian Diaspora: Cosmopolitan Families in India and Abroad

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adda (intense conversation), 70, 113, 156, 273n3 Aditya Birla Group, 61–62, 277n46 admission procedures for old age homes, 53, 54, 63, 201, 253–55 advertisements, 50, 119, 138–39, 145, 163–64 African American families, elder care in, 297n41 agency, 18, 276n34; cultural production, 269; cultural production performed by elders, 269; of elders, x, 6, 8, 14–19, 46, 75–78, 268–69; organizing old age, 12; parents’ cultivation of American-style independence and self-actualization, 87, 181–88, 291n16; “thrown away” (phele daoya) compared with, 92–94; of women, 49–50, 74, 77, 96–99, 100–101, 101–102, 284n13; of youth, 15–16, 276n30 Agewell Foundation, 35, 172–73, 194–95, 196, 251 aging: longevity therapies and models, 136–38, 140–41, 169, 225; policies on aging in China, 7. See also aging in the United States aging in the United States: the active lifestyle and, 137–38; attitudes toward, 2, 23, 136–40; forms of senior residences, 84, 134–35; medical care, 140–41; origins of elder housing, xi, 82–85. See also American elders; elder care; Medicare; parents of Indian Americans; pension systems, United States; single living/single-person households; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); United States; United States elder residence facilities Ajit Parikh, 217, 218–19, 221, 223 Alpana Bardhan, 146–47 Alzheimer’s disease, 104; day care center, 195, 200 American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), 140 American elders: anti-aging therapies and models, 136–38, 140–41, 169, 225, 286nn9,10,12; attitudes toward elder residence facilities, 84–85, 136–37; on co-residence, 136, 176; death and dying, 139–40; desire for independence , 135–36; Hindu perspectives on, 141–42, 225–28, 234, 287nn21,23; permanent adulthood, 137–38; relations with children, 135–36, 137. See also aging in the United States; single living/single-person households Amit Burman, 164–65 Ananda Ashram, 72, 138–39 Anglo Indians, 55, 57–58 Anil Bhusan, 225 Anjali and Sharad Das Gupta, 192–93 anti-aging therapies and models, 136–38, 140–41, 169, 225, 286nn9,10,12 Aparna Das Gupta, 74–75, 199 Aram (old age home), 54–55, 82, 94, 99–100, 152, 268 Arjun Varma, 227 artha (material wealth), 1, 70, 157 Ashaniketan, xiii, 71–72 Ashok Bose, 53–54, 56, 143, 162 ashrams, 12, 54, 60, 162–64, 165, 167, 289n46 Ashta (elder care organization), 195 a∆ramas (four stages of life), 39, 280n2. See also sannyasi; vanaprastha assisted living, 63, 135 Index “Parents of Indian Americans” refers to Indian seniors who immigrate to the United States to be with their children. “Parents of NRI (non-resident Indian) in the United States” refers to Indian seniors who reside in India, and whose children are permanent residents of the United States. Pseudonyms of interviewees are alphabetized in direct order (e.g. Vitalbhai Gujar). 2-LAMB_pages_133-342.indd 323 5/13/09 3:36:13 PM  index Atithiseva (old age home), 68, 81, 143, 147–48, 151–52 Atithya (old age home), xiii ayahs/aides in old age homes, 55, 101, 159–60. See also hired aides for personal care Ayurveda (Indian medical tradition), 140 Baghban (Bollywood film), 42–44, 192, 278n7 ba®i (home, house), 100, 122–28, 154–55, 156, 289n37 Basanti Chowdhury, 189, 191, 193 Basanti Mukherjee, 141 Bengal, 277n45 Bengali Middle Class (BMC), 48–49 Berger, Bennett, 276n29 Berman, Marshall, 29 Bhabha, Homi, 285n4 Bhattacharjee, Anannya, 280n31 Birla, 61–62, 277n46 bodily care: American preferences not to rely on children for, 136, 297n41; intergenerational relations and, 32–34, 33t2.1, 136, 297n41; intimacy of, 22, 33t2.1, 36, 136, 151–52, 196, 211t7.1 Bourdieu, Pierre, 14 Brahman woman, 97, 123–24 Brazelton, T. Berry, 20–21 British colonial era, 41, 50, 55, 57, 59, 71, 251, 280n30 brochures. See advertisements broken families, 22, 163, 174 Bulbul Chatterjee (a daughter), 113–21 Bush, George W., 35 business (byabsa), old age homes as. See for-profit elder-care organizations Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (CMIG), 51–52, 80, 282n26 care work, 19–24 Chakraborty, Ahana, 239 Chakravarty, Indrani, xiii, 79–80 Chatterjee, Partha, 41, 50, 269–70 child care, 19–24, 196, 199, 214–15, 217, 221, 276n38, 292n24 child support (U.S.), 13, 263 children. See Bulbul Chatterjee (a daughter ); daughters; daughters-in-law; NRI (non-resident Indian) children in the United States; property and inheritance; seva (service); sons China: middle-class parents, 291n16; policies on aging in, 7 Christian-sponsored old age homes, 55, 57, 59, 61t3...