evidence: At 94, Bhagwani Devi Dagar won gold in the World Masters Athletics Championships, proving that sometimes, age is really a trivial number. [...] "I'm thrilled to have won a gold medal for my country in a foreign land," Bhagwani Devi told reporters after landing in India to the welcoming beat of dholaks and a rousing welcome from her family. [...] Patil has had a chequered life with both highs and lows. The recipient of five national awards had to bear the pain of losing her only daughter to cancer; she has fought her battle all alone, still standing strong in the 70s. She is now a life coach, lives in Mumbai and is growing older in the most active way possible. Excerpts from an interview.