Let me tell you about two of the people I worked with (names changed for privacy). Rajesh, 62, just launched his third startup after “retiring" from his corporate career. And Priya, 58, is meticulously planning her dream solo Euro-trip now that her children have settled abroad.

Five years ago, I would have called them outliers. Today, they represent the new reality of India’s seniors – healthier, wealthier, and seeking dramatically more out of life than any previous generation.

However, when I review the financial plans of people in their 50s and beyond, I see the same outdated frameworks we’ve been using for decades. I see them still using the ancient playbook of calculating a retirement corpus at 50, parking it in “safe" fixed deposits, and hoping the FDs would outlast them.

But, here

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