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'World's smallest doctor' was offered ₹5 lakh by circus as child; his father refused

short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Saturday, 22 August, 2026
Dr Ganesh Baraiya, who is just three feet tall and has a 72% locomotor disability, was offered ₹5 lakh by a circus troupe as a child in Gujarat’s Gorkhi village. His farmer father refused the money and chose to support his education instead. Baraiya later fought medical admission rejections in the Supreme Court and became the "world’s smallest doctor".
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