Huddled up in a chair, the physical frame of this 45-year-old is not bigger than that of a toddler. Paralysed by polio, he cannot even move on his will. But, then deformities have never been a limiting factor in life for Madathinakath Johnson, a polio survivor, who has made his mark as an entrepreneur assembling LED device, and dreams of an energy-efficient future.
Johnson, who has turned his house in Peruvannamuzhi into a production unit, has no ‘assistive’ devices or technology to help him, only a sense of dignity and belief in ‘self-worth’. The company M-Digital, owned by him, assembles LED emergency lamps, street lights, LED bulbs, step-up transformers and electronic chokes.
A great champion of energy efficient LEDs and solar energy, Johnson feels that it is only a matter of time before people would
embrace the technology. “I am ready to wait till then,” said Johnson, a recipient of an Energy Conservation Society award in 2008.
Born in 1969, Johnson contracted polio when he was just six months old. He has a hectic work schedule that begins at 5 am with a prayer. A deep passion towards work and life helped him brave the odds.
He launched M-Digital in 1993. According to him, it was his uncle who inspired him and financially helped him to embark on the path of an entrepreneur.
Within a couple of years he could provide employment to more than 10 youngsters. M-Digital products are now available in more than 50 shops across Kerala.
Women, including his wife Usha, play a special role in assembling devices and Johnson is all praise for their skills.
Great......
ReplyDelete