India, Nov. 15 -- An 80-year-old retired employee of the state revenue department, Bhagwan More from Nanded, will begin his three-year Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) journey this year, along with 174 other senior citizens. Having completed his Bachelor of Arts before joining the government service in 1966, frequent transfers and family responsibilities impeded his dream of becoming a lawyer.

"I retired from the Maharashtra Revenue Department long ago," More said. "Even after retirement, I was busy with domestic and social activities. Now I feel this is the right time to fulfil my dream of becoming a lawyer"

Law colleges in the state have been seeing a steady rise in older students returning to the classroom in the last three years. A...