At 75 years of age—a time when most people choose comfort and rest—N.S. Rajappan has chosen a responsibility far greater than himself.
For nearly a decade, this remarkable man has been cleaning plastic waste from Vembanad Lake in Kerala.
Polio struck him when he was just five. Everything below his knees is paralysed, and he hasn’t walked since. Yet his determination is stronger than that of many able-bodied people.
Every day, he rents a small boat and rows it using just one paddle. From morning till evening, he collects the plastic dumped into the lake.
“They pay me ₹12 for every kilo of plastic I gather,” he says.
It’s not enough to live on comfortably, but it’s enough for him to keep going—and enough for him to keep the lake clean.
Rajappan lives in a tiny house beside his sister’s home. She cooks for him, but beyond that, he depends on no one. He does all his other chores himself and earns his own livelihood with dignity.
During the 2018 floods, his house was washed away completely. Yet he never asked for help. For weeks, he lived in his boat—quietly, courageously.
Is this what true patriotism looks like?
Maybe this is the real love for one’s country.
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