Synopsis : The centenarian from Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram now checks his pension online, chats with loved ones over video calls, and even tunes into his favourite old melodies — all thanks to his 73-year-old son, Rajan, who turned his teacher late in life.

At an age when most people’s worlds shrink to the size of their armchair, 103-year-old Karunakara Panicker’s world has expanded to the size of a smartphone screen.

The centenarian from Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram now checks his pension online, chats with loved ones over video calls, and even tunes into his favourite old melodies — all thanks to his 73-year-old son, Rajan, who turned his teacher late in life.

For Rajan, a lifelong farmer, technology was nothing but alien. But curiosity and necessity pushed him to explore t

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