In Ancient India, human life was caricatured as a four-fold cycle, beginning with Shaishavam (infant – 0 to 5 years) Balyam (Child – 5-15 years), Yauvanam (Youth – 15 to 60) and Vardhkayam (old age) . However in any of the literatures of those period, there is a no mention of an intervening period called … Continue reading Book Review: Middle Age – A Natural History – David Bainbridge