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mohith

mohith
majety , andhra
pradesh

Mid shot of Mohith Majety (23), wearing specs and grey T-shirt, looking up at a blue sky which has fluffy white clouds. He holds a drone remote control device in his hands and there is a drone flying above his head. His hands have a total of four full fingers.
Close-up of Mohith looking through the lens of a digital camera. The black Nikon camera almost completely hides his face, revealing his hair with a side parting, and also the narrow, wispy beard lining his jaw.
Side shot of Mohith in a shirt with greenish-grey stripes on a white background and long sleeves rolled up to the middle of the forearm. He sits in a black computer chair in front of a large computer monitor placed on a wooden table. His hands are on the detachable keyboard. There are two identical table lamps with white shades on either side of the monitor. Small white porcelain pots of cactus plants are arranged along the far edge of the table. The wall in front of Mohith is painted yellow. The wall to his left, which is bluish-green, has a thick, light brown curtain drawn across a window.
Side shot of Mohith in grey striped shirt and brown trousers sitting cross-legged on a white marble floor, praying with folded hands. In front of him is a framed picture of a god inside a simple wooden pooja shelf painted bright yellow. A thick garland is draped across the picture, made of red roses, white jasmine buds and green tulsi leaves decorated with strands of silvery tinsel. The shelf is heavily decorated with strings of yellow and orange marigold. To the left of the shelf is a standalone framed picture of a god and a goddess almost hidden by an identical thick garland of rose, jasmine and leaves. The backdrop of the home temple is a natural ‘wall’ made up of a lush, spreading green creeper with pointed, feathery leaves.
(Left to Right) Mohith sits on a wooden cot with his parents Raja Majety (52) and Radhika Majety (47) in a room with pink walls. Each one holds a porcelain cup in the right hand. The mattress on the cot is covered with a grey sheet with a white crisscross pattern. Mohith, wearing a half-sleeve, round-neck, light grey T-shirt and black trousers, has crossed his left leg under him and his right leg dangles to the floor. There is a pillow on his lap and the pillowcase matches the bedsheet. Raja sits cross-legged, wearing maroonish-brown trousers and a half-sleeve shirt. Radhika wears a matching sari and blouse in a red, cream, white and black design. Her right leg is tucked under her and her left leg is dangling with her foot showing a silver anklet and toe-ring.
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“When life gets tough, try to sit back and observe. Not everything needs a reaction”


A nick on the thumb with a kitchen knife can leave the average person unable to perform so many ridiculously simple acts. When you try to turn a key or bolt a door, slice onions or knead dough, you are painfully reminded of how vital each finger is to you. Of course your body can adapt to the loss of function of any of its parts, but this takes time and practice.
 
Mohith Majety (23) from Vijayawada was born with only four fingers instead of ten. As a little boy he struggled to carry out his daily activities – holding a pencil to write, tying shoelaces, buttoning his shirt, eating with his fingers. As he entered his teens he avoided games like carrom that needed fine motor skills. Although his body learnt to adapt as he grew older, there were challenges even later in life. In his engineering course (his subject was Instrumentation) it was difficult to peel and join wires and use tools when making electrical circuits. Even today, when lifting weights at the gym, although his arms are strong his fingers cannot support weights beyond a certain threshold.
 
But we should turn the spotlight away from his inabilities and shine it towards the caring home environment that has brought out his many capabilities. Mohith and his brother Karthikeyan were born to Raja Majety (52), who runs a grocery shop, and Radhika Majety (47), and they were part of a 10-member joint family that included Raja’s elder brother and family. Mohith, who recalls a childhood filled with friends and happiness, says his uncle’s family supported and encouraged him in all his endeavours, while his parents and teachers invested a lot of time in helping him deal with his disability.
 
In 2016 Mohith cracked the entrance exam that got him into IIT Kharagpur. This is where his journey of self-exploration commenced. His academic burden being relatively light in the first year, he joined the college photography club ‘clickkgp’ where he participated in photography exhibitions and created annual calendars. By the time he reached his fourth year he had delved into videography; one of his YouTube videos received 160K views!
 
In his second year, as Media Secretary of the Gymkhana Club, he covered events and helped publish the annual newsletter. But it was in his third year that he found his métier when he came across the Abilympics, the vocational skills competitions specifically designed for persons with disabilities to enable them to expose their unique talents. Representing the East Zone, he participated in the photography competition held by the National Abilympic Association of India and in 2018 he won the bronze medal. He is looking forward to representing India in the 10th International Abilympics in Moscow in May this year.
 
Mohith loves to travel. He has conducted treks to the Himalayas and trips to Bhutan, and has also gone on road trips and treks covering India’s eastern, northern and southern regions – the western region is next on his list. “I am lucky to have been able to pursue both my passions: photography and engineering,” he says.
 
In 2020 he joined a global corporate firm as a software engineer. However, his dreams don’t end here. He has been able to reserve a seat for himself in Paris University and will be leaving soon to pursue a Master’s degree in Management, although his family is a bit reluctant to send him abroad. The only message his mother has for him is, “The country has given you a lot. Come back and give back to the country.”  
 
His mantra of life is captured on his computer wallpaper: “Never stop trying, keep doing it whether you fall or you rise.”


Photos:

Vicky Roy

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