But the disability disappears instantly, when 36-year old Maria Singham heads out to sea. “What I have achieved today is the blessing of the sea, which is our mother,” says Maria Singham who lost his father when he was twelve and was raised by his mother Seline. When everyone wondered what I would do for a living, I told them the sea would take care of me,” he recalls. “I also learnt cooking from my mother and became a cook for the fishermen who were at sea for days together. “In the evening I would go out to sea to spread the net, and return to collect the catch in the morning.

Source: The Hindu July 12, 2017 19:26 UTC