A teacher pining for 33 students lost in landslide
July 30, 2025
|The New Indian Express Kollam
THE teaching job at Vellarmala Government VHSS was not a mere profession for V Unnikrishnan, popularly known as Unni Mash in Chooralmala. For him, the school and the students were part of his family. His eyes were teary and voice choked as memories of the devastating landslide came rushing back.
"I came to Vellarmala in 2009 and it was my first job. Over the years, I developed an emotional bond with this village as children and elders showered me with love. There is no house in Chooralmala where I have not dined. I had personal connections with the 33 children who were killed in the landslide. Many people who died were my former students. How can I forget them?" he said.
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اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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