‘Ageing and Alone’: Analysing health implications of being a left behind elderly parents in Kashmir

The paper analyses the impact of migration on the parents living in Kashmir valley who have been left behind by their children with a special focus on their health. The qualitative method was employed involving in-depth unstructured interviews with 12 parents aged 65 > having the only one male child living and working in other countries for more than 5 years. It uses the existing literature, supported by respondent narratives to present the findings. Several themes emerged from the study most notably around the social and psychological aspects of the lives of the elderly.