Elderly Care India is shaped by a multidisciplinary team spanning eldercare, medicine, design, digital strategy, advocacy, and communications. The page below highlights the core team and the wider network of knowledge supporters who contribute to the platform.
Core Team
People Building the Initiative
Pankaj Mehrotra
Pankaj Mehrotra is the Founder of Elderly Care India and is a leading and prominent International and Global personality in the Elderly Care sector (Old Age Care, Aged Care, Senior Citizens Care, Eldercare, Long Term Care).
He is also an Elderly Care Advisor, Senior Living Consultant, Adjunct Faculty along with being an Honorary Advisor with over 12 organisations like 50 Plus Assist, 60 Plus Care, DrRing, Prana Physiotherapy (New Zealand), Agewell Foundation (Former Advisor) Aan Charitable Trust etc.
Pankaj is a Post Management graduate having 31 years' experience in NGO Management, Project Management across the NGO, Telecom, and Hospitality sectors. He has been in consulting roles for Senior Living (Retirement Homes, Assisted Living, Old Age Homes). He is involved with Aged Care / Old Age Care services, creating recommendations for National Standards, Policies, Guidelines, besides mentoring students and professionals as an Adjunct Faculty with India's top premier institution.
Pankaj is committed to bringing innovation and innovative solutions for the entire spectrum of Aged Care, Elderly Care, Long Term Care, Old Age Care and Senior Citizens Care at the International and Global scale.
He has served leading organisations like Tata Group, HelpAge India, ICICI Prudential etc.
Dr. Mrigna Nagraj
Dr. Mrigna Nagraj is the Founder of 50 Plus Assist, a leading Home and Assisted Home Care organization specializing in Dementia Care, Intellectual Companionship, Healthcare, and Home Management.
She completed her Bachelor's degree from India, and her Master's from Brazil. She is also a Senior Eldercare Specialist trained by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania (UTAS).
Her passion and commitment to the cause of Ageing is reflected in the ethos, ethics, and service delivery excellence embraced by her entire team. Dr. Mrigna has been a founding team member of several eldercare service organizations, where she not only led by example but also contributed in developing essential standards, guidelines, and supporting research initiatives.
Arpit Singla
Arpit Singla is a leading Design and Strategy professional and the Digital Strategy Advisor to Elderly Care India. He is also a prominent International advocate for the elderly care sector, including old age care, aged care, eldercare, long term care, assisted living, and retirement communities.
He brings over a decade of experience across healthcare, telecom, retail, and insurance. He works closely with the team on website strategy, information structure, and online journeys, helping improve clarity, usability, and prioritization across the organization's digital presence. His focus is on simplifying complex information, reducing friction, and designing systems that support better decisions over time.
He holds a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation from OCAD University, and is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.
Krish Nair
Krish Nair is a UK-based health and social care entrepreneur with experience spanning home care, healthcare services, technology and digital transformation. He leads a CQC 'Outstanding' rated care service in London and has built his experience around delivering person-centred care, developing effective care teams, strengthening quality and governance, and using technology and systems to improve service delivery.
Before moving into health and social care, Krish spent over 15 years working across technology, consulting and digital transformation. This combination of operational care experience and systems thinking has shaped his interest in how high-quality care models can be developed, measured and scaled without losing the human relationships at the heart of care. Krish has a keen interest in India's rapidly evolving elderly care sector and the opportunities to adapt international learning to the country's unique cultural and family structures.
As part of the Core Team at Elderly Care India, he contributes perspectives from the highly regulated UK care sector, particularly around home and community-based care, assisted living, residential care and supported living, quality standards, workforce development, technology and person-centred service design. He is passionate about sharing knowledge across borders and supporting practical, sustainable approaches that improve the experience and quality of life of older people.
Dr. Dipankar Debnath
Senior Consultant in Geriatric Medicine and Diabetes Care & Family Medicine at Kolkata. Founder & CEO of 60 Plus Clinic, Founder & Secretary of Institute of Geriatric Care & Research Kolkata, Life member of Indian Medical Association, Indian Association of General Physicians of IMA & Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. Committee member of Snehodia, Senior Living Facility at New Town of WBHIDCO.
Ajay Sharma
Co-founder Epic Content & Rover Camps. Content & Social Media Consulting. A strong advocate for Social Care and need for equality. Ajay has developed and designed the website for Elderly Care India.