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At 75—an age when most people choose to rest at home—N.S. Rajappan has taken on a responsibility bigger than himself. For nearly 10 years, he has been cleaning plastic waste from Kerala's Vembanad Lake. He was just 5 years old when he got polio. Everything below his knees is paralysed, so he cannot walk. Yet his grit is stronger than most able-bodied people around him. He rents a small boat and rows it with the help of a single paddle. Every day, he collects plastic thrown into the lake. "They pay ₹12 for every kilo of plastic I clean,” he says. It’s barely enough to survive, but at least it lets him keep the lake clean. Rajappan lives in a tiny house near his sister’s home. She cooks food for him, but apart from meals, he depends on no one. He does all his other chores by himself and earns his own livelihood. In the 2018 floods, Rajappan’s house was completely destroyed. Yet he refused to ask anyone for help. He lived in his boat for several weeks. Is this how one shows love for the country? Maybe this is the way. #Inspiration #India #UnsungHero [Plastic Pollution, Kerala Lake Cleanup, Disability Inclusion, Environmental Hero, Real Life Story]