Saturday, January 5, 2013

Meet Chandra. World's shortest man from Nepal

Chandra Bahadur Dangi hails from Reemkholi, a remote village of Nepal. He has outpaced Gul Mohammad from India as the world's shortest adult man in history. Measuring about 21.5 inches (nearly the height of a lawn mower) Dangi was brought to fame after being spotted by a local  wood merchant. At 73 years of age he is a farmer and craftsman by profession.

Dangi posing to photographers in Kathmandu


Followed by mockery and scoffing in the past because of short stature he now proudly holds a couple of world records to his pocket, another being "World's Shortest Recognized Person". Never been examined by a doctor prior to his encounter with Guinness's medical official Dangi was skipped out of school after making it through some classes. He only does domestic works and consumes small amount of normal Nepali food (rice with vegetables). He has five siblings all of usual height.


Dangi with his Guinness certificates in Kathmandu

He was measured thrice before being bestowed with the Guinness awards. After possessing the certificates Dangi in a jolly good mood revealed his desire of travelling across Nepal and foreign lands. He does not want to get married but wants to meet the prime minister in person. He aspires to promote the country and its people to the world through his titles.

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