Contemporary Issues in Late Adulthood: Perspectives from India

Asha Banu Soletti is currently a Professor at the Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work (SSW), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She is also the Dean of Student Affairs TISS. She teaches master’s level courses in Public Health and Mental Health. She has published several articles on the concerns of older adults. Her research projects and field engagements focus on understanding, evolving and strengthening social interventions for health, with a special focus on marginalised communities. Her field engagement includes co-constructing community-led interventions for emerging public health concerns in urban and rural contexts. Presently, she leads Pragati: Integrated Rural Health and Development Project, a Field Action Project, which is located in a tribal belt and caters to the health needs of the Konkana, Warli, and Katkari tribes.