Bhubaneswar, March 31 -- At the age of 98, when most people are bedridden, Mohan Behera from Sunabeda has justified the adage - 'age is just a number'. With a youthful kind of vigour, he is still running his 60-year-old cycle repairing shop. At this age, his intense energy and workaholic nature even surprise youngsters.

Age has never weakened Mohan's spirit. A native of Sindhigaon in Ganjam, he came to Sunabeda in search of livelihood and started his cycle repairing shop in 1963. The town has undergone a sea change over the last six decades. However, his passion for his profession has not waned, even a bit.

Mohan sincerely opens his shop with the same kind of eagerness and energy throughout the year and repairs cycles with his skillful ...