Indian Journal of Gerontology a quarterly journal devoted to research on ageing Vol. 25, No. 3, 2011 Vol. 25, No. 3, 2011 Vol. 25, No. 3, 2011 Vol. 25, No. 3, 2011 Vol. 25, No. 3, 2011 Editor K.L. Sharma EDITORIAL BOARD Biological Sciences Clinical Medicine Social Sciences B.K. Patnaik S.D. Gupta Uday Jain P.K. Dev Shiv Gautam N.K. Chadha S.P. Sharma P.C. Ranka Ishwar Modi CONSULTING EDITORS A.V. Everitt (Australia), Harold R. Massie (New York), P.N. Srivastava (New Delhi), R.S. Sohal (Dallas, Texas), A. Venkoba Rao (Madurai), Sally Newman (U.S.A.) Lynn McDonald (Canada), L.K. Kothari (Jaipur) S.K. Dutta (Kolkata), Vinod Kumar (New Delhi) V.S. Natarajan (Chennai), B.N. Puhan (Bhubaneswar), Gireshwar Mishra (New Delhi), H.S. Asthana (Lucknow), Arun. P. Bali (Delhi), R.S. Bhatnagar (Jaipur), D. Jamuna (Tirupati), Arup K. Benerjee (U.K.), Indira J. Prakash (Bangalore), Yogesh Atal (Gurgaon), V.S. Baldwa (Jaipur), P. Uma Devi (Kerala) MANAGING EDITORS A.K. Gautham & Vivek Sharma Indian Journal of Gerontology (A quarterly journal devoted to research on ageing) ISSN : 0971-4189 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Annual Subscription US $ 70.00 (Postage Extra) UK £ 40.00 (Postage Extra) Rs. 500.00 Libraries in India Free for Members Financial Assistance Received from : ICSSR, New Delhi Printed in India at : Aalekh Publishers M.I. Road, Jaipur Typeset by : Sharma Computers, Jaipur Phone : 2621612