Gangtok, April 11 -- Bishir, a differently abled 'Innovator'

Pakyong, 11 April : Meet is Bashir, a Differently abled Bashir moves with difficulty, staggering through each step with what seems like Herculean effort. His head lolls from side to side as he walks and his speech is impaired.

People would dismiss him as another Goan drunk. Bashir is neither Goan nor a drunk. He's an entrepreneur. With his shopping cart - a gift from a benefactor - he walks approximately 4 kilometres in the scorching sun every day, collecting newspapers. He fashions them into bags and sells them to the neighborhood vendors. With the money he earns, he cares for his ageing parents.

Bashir is an innovator. He's recently upgraded his shopping cart with a signboa...