The paper critiques the treatment of theme of aging and existential concerns in Anita Desai’s select stories- Pigeons at Daybreak and A Devoted Son. Anita Desai is a well- known Indian writer in English who has put human sensibilities and experiences on paper through her works. She is the recipient of prestigious Indian Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Fire on the Mountain.Old age is an important stage in human life as it marks and signals the climax of life’s journey. Often it is conceptualised in numerical terms only. But in reality identity of an old person consists of social, political, economic, cultural and psychological dimensions also.This identity has experienced meaning and purpose of life. Literature being a product of human culture and imagination reflects the various facets and forms of life. After introducing Desai as a writer, the paper conceptualises aging in the light of various dimensions. The existential concerns related to old age is discussed in the context of her two selected stories.The paper explores how the story Pigeons at Daybreak presents the bond of love and companionship between old couple which is facing various existential issues in life. This emotional story underlines death as relief and liberation from the struggles and suffering of old age. The story A Devoted Son depicts the fluidity in father-son relationship in the context of changing time and perspective in life. The paper discusses the relevance of these stories in the current postmodern period where productivity, energy and utility have gained supremacy over long established social norms, values and traditions.