Digital Literacy for Senior Citizens

Being digitally literate is as important as being literate. Through this book, the author wants to reach out to those people of the old generation, who are interested to know about the ways of using modern electronic equipment. The author wants to state that unlike what most senior citizens of today think, the use of modern gadgets is not tough. All that we need is practice and continuous use.

The basic purpose of this book is to digitally literate elderly people and become aware of it. The book aims to empower senior citizens digitally. The intention of writing this book is to teach elderly people, who want to learn about modern equipment and technology. Through this book, I want to spread the awareness, skills, understandings, and reflective approaches necessary for an individual to operate devices comfortably.

Whether you want to learn how to use email, browse the Internet, make video calls with your grandkids, purchase gifts or other items online, or share and view photos with friends and family on Facebook, through this book, it is much easier than you think.

This book presents digital literacy in very simple ways. Through this book, you will be attracted to the digital world and try to make yourself digitally literate. heading a more active and meaningful life with dignity. This book will help you learn much more about social networking and the digital world. The book will surely help them in leading a more active and meaningful life with dignity. Simply put, this book provides a sure way to become digitally smart to our senior citizens.

The author, Suraj Prakash Manchanda is a 68-year-old retired accomplished banker and a devoted social activist. Post his voluntary retirement from State Bank in 2007, he dedicated his life to a social cause which includes empowering his fellow senior citizens by educating them to be digitally literate and motivating them to use Consumer Protection Act and RTI Act as a tool to fight against the corruption in India. He has authored a book titled, ‘Embrace Your Own Power to Fight Corruption’, which was launched in World Book Fair, 2020. Presently, he is the Vice-President of ‘Elderly People Forum’ with over 800 members working for the welfare and empowerment of senior citizens in North Delhi.