Abraham was working as a nurse with the Indian military service when Phoenix was born in Kerala, her home state, in 1991. Nearly a decade later, and five years after losing Phoenix, Vallomkot and her father packed up their life and followed Abraham to Ireland. Photograph: Laura Hutton /The Irish TimesHaving visited her mother in Ireland a number of times, Vallomkot was keen to study at Trinity College. “It honestly hurts me when my mum gets reduced to the colour of her skin and being a woman from India. It takes a lot of strength, especially as a woman of colour, to do what she’s done.

Source: The Irish Times February 17, 2021 06:00 UTC