Married for 87 years - the longest living couple

Yesterday, 1 November was the wedding day of my deceased parents. If they were alive today, they would have been celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary.

Karam with his wife Katari

But today I came across a couple who have been married for 87 years and still clinging on to each other with eight children and twenty eight grandchildren.

This longest living couple, 107-year-old Karam and his wife Katari Chand, 100, is proof that happy ever after does exist.

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The pair say that the key to success is looking after each other in every way possible: ‘My trick is to make Katari laugh. I like to tell jokes and make her smile. Being funny is my way of being romantic.' says Karam.

Read more about this longest surviving married couple at Daily Mail

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Thee will be more older women than men by 2050 in India

It is projected that in India, women above the age of 60 will outnumber men in the same age group by 2050 as women tend to live longer, according to a report published by the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) and HelpAge International on 'Ageing in the 21st century: A celebration and a challenge' 

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This was disclosed at a function organized by HelpAge India, on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, in Madurai on Monday. The number of centenarians (persons over 100 years) currently ranges between 11,000 and 12,000. The number of older persons is projected to reach 1 billion in less than 10 years, world over. 

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Read more: Times of India

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