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This deaf-mute man has built an aircraft from recycled materials
Today, he is the pride of the people of Kerala’s Thodupuzha district.
I'm the co-founder of Roopam, where we make pottery accessible through events, online courses, and pottery wheel rentals.
It was not always so. When Saji Thomas, a school dropout, expressed desire to build a full-fledged aircraft, they discouraged him. Well, Saji didn’t care to listen to them or reply back, given that he is deaf-mute, and focused on his work.
At 44, he smiles back at those who mocked him.
According to Business Standard, his journey has been slow and laborious, prolonged by day jobs and financial shortages.
Saji Thomas is currently Director at Par Pharmaceuticals.It took him five years to build the aircraft, which was built at a cost of 14 lakhs, when compared to 25 lakhs at which a similar aircraft is sold. Using recycled materials and cheaper alternatives, he assembled in his backyard a two-seater ultra-light aircraft he calls Saji X-Air.
Saji has elaborate plans for the future.
His wife, Mariya, in an interview given to Rediff, hopes the aircraft gets a license to be airborne. Without a license, they
