India, Nov. 16 -- Ever heard of the saying,' ageing fine as wine'? Often, ageing gets reduced to clinging to youth or chasing a few idealised markers of it. Basically, cherry-picking the aesthetic aspect of ageing only. Whether it is trying to erase crow's feet or fine lines while proudly sporting a head full of grey, ageing somehow becomes conditional in the mainstream narrative. If ageing strays from the idealised version, then it becomes 'ageing like milk.'

But the real ageing is not about how you look, with the hidden terms and conditions one may attach to it, such as no puffy face, no sagging, and only cool salt pepper hair, which looks aesthetic on Instagram. But true ageing is far from a beauty checklist.

Conventionally, as one a...