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Indian older population is ageing rapidly the proportion of people older than 60 years is growing faster than any other age groups. Various national reports states there will be a raise of around 56 million over the next decade in the country. In essential aspect of aging is successful coping. The need to establish the predictive power of coping strategies on well-being in old people is well endorsed by many theories of aging. Literature points coping strategies both in general population and, specifically, in the older population. It has to be kept in mind that aging itself is a process of many changes, including not only physical, but also psychological and social changes (i.e., retirement, income decrease, or empty nest). The present study examined the relationship between social supports and coping in a sample of 240 community-residing older adults. Data was collected by using a standardized tools namely social supports inventory, Coping Inventory and Cornell Medical Index. Results also showed that greater social supports are associated with good coping. Implications of the results for healthy psychological functioning in the elderly are discussed.