Parents who work for children’s future end up in old age homes, says writer

KALABURAGI Parents who work hard and make immense sacrifices to ensure that their children settle abroad or secure prestigious positions often end up spending their later years in old age homes, a growing social concern, Kannada novelist and writer Kumbar Veerabhadrappa said. He was speaking after inaugurating a district-level Children’s Day programme for 2026-27 organised at the Zilla Panchayat Conference Hall in Ballari on Thursday.

Expressing concern over the growing number of old age homes in the country, Mr. Veerabhadrappa said that the present education system is increasingly centred on money, leaving little room for human values and respect for elders.

He stressed the need to preserve village traditions, folk arts and cultural practices and pass them onto future generations. He also described people donating the bodies of their dead elderly parents to medical colleges as a commendable practice that others should consider adopting.