The Shortest Indian Woman in the World (7 photos)

She may look like a baby, but she was born in 1993 and is a mature woman. But she is also the shortest girl in the world, her height is… I’ll give you five seconds to look at the photo and guess her approximate height.





Jyoti next to a preschooler

Are you ready? She is only 62.8 cm tall! And she currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the shortest woman in the world. Even small things look big next to her, a very strange effect on the brain.

Jyoti's parents are ordinary people - Ranjana Amge and Kishanji Amge. When she was born, many in Nagpur considered her an incarnation of a goddess, so unusual was her size. Jyoti got into the Guinness Book of Records at the age of 15, when she was the shortest teenager in the world. Her height was 61.95 cm. She weighed only 5.4 kg, she was only 4 kg more than her birth weight.



Next to the cake, even lower than the cake

December 16, 2011, when she turned 18. Jyoti was measured again by Dr. Manoj Pahukar at a hospital in Pune, India, in the presence of a Guinness World Records judge. As is usual with all record holders, Jyoti's measurements were taken at different times of the day, as the spine can fluctuate over a 24-hour period, giving different height readings.

The results showed that Jyoti's average height was 62.8 cm, slightly lower than the previous record holder, Bridgette Jordan from the US, who was 69 cm.





Jyoti in a super-small Indian sari, you can save on fabric

However, the title of the shortest woman who ever lived belongs to Pauline Muster (1878-1895) from the Netherlands, who was only 61 cm tall. But she is long dead.

Why is she so small?

Jyoti's condition makes her look like a toddler even at the age of 30. Jyoti's size is due to a form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia.



Jyoti next to the world's tallest man

Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder that affects approximately one in 40,000 newborns. Every person has a specific protein in their body known as the "fibroblast growth factor receptor." These receptors regulate critical processes such as cell growth during the developmental phase of human development.

Achondroplasia affects the functioning of this protein. It slows down the growth of bone in the cartilage, which causes the body to develop shorter or irregularly shaped bones.



Sometimes she treats herself to dresses from the children's department. Because she can.

Achondroplasia can be passed on to children from parents. However, in 80% of cases it is the result of a sudden mutation during embryonic development. Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, also has achondroplasia.



Peter Dinklage is charming

However, the shortest woman in the world also got to the big screen. In 2012, she was even invited to star in American Horror Story, the season about the Freak Show. Of course, the topic is questionable, that she was one of the participants of the old circus with "freaks", but she went there because she wanted to act, so, apparently, she is fine.



This is not a doll, this is a real Jyoti

By the way, she saw Chandra Bahadur Dangi - he is the shortest man in the world. He is even shorter than her, his height is 54.6 cm. For the first time she met an adult who was shorter than her!

In general, her height has become her thing, so she has arranged her life even better than just very short people, who are not so unique. Here they have all the suffering from high shelves and steps, and no fame.