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Jaya Padmanabhan

Jaya Padmanabhan is a journalist and consulting editor at Ethnic Media Services. She was a former editor of India Currents. She was a recipient of the 2019 Journalists in Aging fellowship from the Gerontological Association of America and the Journalists Network on Generations. @jayapadmanabhan

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On Music and Gray Matter

Study results are reassuring regarding brain health. It wouldn't hurt to say, 'Let's be more involved with music.'
August 16, 2023
A woman standing with her mom. Next Avenue, caregiving for mom

Caring for Mom While Coming to Terms With A New Reality

'Nothing teaches like the doing' when it comes to being a caregiver
January 17, 2023
A woman smiling in her home. Next Avenue, flight Rasa Gustaitis

Rasa's Story

An 88-year-old Lithuanian American recalls her harrowing journey escaping the Russians in the 1940s
October 21, 2022
An illustration of online tech support scam pop ups. Next Avenue, elder abuse

Boom in Tech Support Fraud Targets Older Adults

Unsolicited calls offering to fix nonexistent computer problems cheat people of millions of dollars
June 20, 2022
Jaya Padmanabhan (right), her mother, Sarada Ramachandran, and the orchids at their home in Los Altos Hills, CA, on Sunday, December 20, 2020.

Now That I Care For Her, I Feel For Her

"Our relationship will always be an imperfect one, but it rests on the twin pedestals of her trust and my caring."
December 22, 2020
Devanyi Dave, who immigrated from India

Why the New 'Public Charge' Rule Could Hit Older Immigrants Hard

Critics worry about effects from the Trump administration's changes
February 24, 2020
Immigrants

Immigrants Take Comfort in Food From Their Homeland

Respecting cultural food preferences can impact health and socialization
August 28, 2019
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