Krishna Kumar walks again to teach


Never give up hope: Krishna Kumar (left) speaking to the trainees of a pastry training programme in Melaka.

MELAKA: Passion for teaching sees a 54-year-old teacher walk again after months of being bedridden and almost giving up hope of recovering.

Disabled B. Krishna Kumar stood confidently before 50 trainees of a pastry training programme sponsored by the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) at Accelskill Academy in Jalan Hang Tuah, telling them he never imagined surviving the fall from a staircase in 2021.

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