Kanishka Sharma’s rise in deaf Taekwondo
Kanishka Sharma was around two when her parents noticed she couldn’t hear or speak like other children. At first, they thought it could be delayed speech, a common occurrence in young kids, but they soon realised something was amiss. After medical tests, Kapil Sharma and his wife Priyanka were told their only child had hearing loss and would need a hearing aid. Financial constraints meant they could only afford basic hearing equipment, which helped to an extent. “We realised when she was around 2.5 years old that she was not responding to us. Initially, people said she would speak late, but doctors later confirmed hearing loss. We got her a hearing aid, but it wasn’t the best quality,” Kanishka’s father Kapil Sharma told The Bridge on Wednesday. Kanishka’s parents tried working her way to a regular school but after a few years they eventually gave in as communication remained a constant challenge. “We enrolled Kanishka in a regular school for three years before moving to a sign language school in Bhopal. We also tried enrolling …
