Jilumol Mariet Thomas Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Foot Artist, Graphic Designer
Physical Stats & More
Height	4' 11" (150 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards	• Best Painting Of The Year Award at the MFPA’s Annual Excellence Award (2021) • SJCC alumnus and State Government Women's Ratna award (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 of October 1991 (Thrusday)
Age (as of 2024)	33 Years
Birthplace	Thodupuzha, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Karimannoor, India
College	Studied at St Joseph College of Communication, Changanasherry, Kottayam
Educational Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree in Arts in Animation and Graphic Design
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Drawing, Driving car
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube
Family
Parents	Father- Thomas Nellanikkattu Mother- Annakutty Nellanikkattu
Siblings	Jilumol Mariet Thomas is 2nd of 3 siblings
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Maruti automatic Celeron

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jilumol Mariet Thomas

• Jilumol was born without hands and now performs all the activities with her legs.

• She is part of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artist
  

  Jilumol Mariet Thomas painting with her feet

• When Jilumol’s parents received her, the gynaecologist offered to adopt her but her father bravely and bluntly reacted to the proposal.

• At age four she lost her mother to cancer.

• It was her grandmother who encouraged her to use her legs in compensation for her legs.
  

  Childhood picture of Jilumol Mariet Thomas

• She was sent to Mercy Home, run by Sisters of the Destitute, where she received support from the sisters and learned to overcome her physical limitations.

• At the Mercy Home, she was thankful to Sister Mariella, who trained her to do what was considered humanely impossible.

• During her school years, she quickly learned the basics of computers and would also manage the class really well in the absence of teachers.

• Students found Jilumol more approachable than their teacher for computing help.

• After completing her graduation, she applied for jobs without hiding her disability. However, during the interviews, she noticed that she was being treated differently.

• She did get jobs and worked at Santhisoft Technologies and Viani Printings in Ernakulam, where she received support and encouragement from her colleagues.

• It was in 2014 when Jilumol first approached the RTO office requesting to allow her to take the driving test.

• She was rejected and asked to bring one armless person who was given such a licence in India. She found Vikram Agnihotri from Indore, who was the first armless man in India to get a driving licence.

• A lawyer named Shinie Varghese stepped forward to help her in a legal manner. The Central government was supportive, but the state government was opposing her plea. She did not get her driving licence that year.

• Finally, in 2023 she got her driving licence and became the first woman in Asia to get a driving license without hands.
  

  Jilumol Mariet Thomas finally receiving her Driving Licence