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A new start after 60: I left Britain and opened a cafe in India. I’ve never been happier

“I used to feel I needed to belong somewhere, or needed to identify with something, or needed to conform,” Torchia says. “I felt quite battered. You perk yourself up, but you constantly feel this very heavy feeling. Now, for the first time, I feel I’m my own person.” Her clients are a mix of tourists, businesses, yoga retreats that book for groups, and walk-in customers.