Idukki native Manu Joseph never expected his flight from Bahrain to Kerala to be the last one he would take for a while. He says he still can’t believe the way the pandemic has changed his life and pushed him towards a new beginning. Today, he makes a living by selling petrol engines, which help farmers carry heavy loads while working on fields.
“I worked as a technician in Bahrain’s Telecommunication Department for around 15 years. Every year, I’d come home during my annual leave. But this time turned out to be a permanent goodbye to Bahrain,” Manu tells The Better India.
Manu, who also has a diploma in automobile engineering, says that he decided to put his engineering skills to use during the lockdown. These, in turn, helped out farmers as well.
“During the lockdown, I started noticing farmers who were struggling in the cardamom fields. Many of my family members and villagers cultivate cardamom, as our district’s climate is suitable for it. From tilling the soil to…