Meet Ganesh Baraiya, A 3-Feet-Tall From Gujarat Who Defied Odds To Become A Doctor

Throughout his life, Ganesh Baraiya was told that he was not tall enough. Standing at just 3 feet tall, the young man from Bhavnagar, Gujarat always had an uphill task to prove his doubters wrong.

This included the Medical Council of India (MCI) which in 2018 rejected his application for an MBBS admission, saying that Baraiya was not physically capable of becoming a doctor.

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Can't become doctor due to his height?

But, 'Dr. Ganesh Baraiya' has now proven them wrong as he is doing his internship at Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar after completing his MBBS.

"After I passed Class 12 and cleared the NEET exam to enroll into MBBS and filled up the form, the Medical Council of India committee rejected me for my height. They said that I would not be able to handle emergency cases because of my short height," Dr. Baraiya said.

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Fighting for himself in court

Undeterred by the rejection, Baraiya, with the support of his school principal and some other well-wishers, challenged the MCI decision in the Gujarat High Court.

"They told me to meet the Bhavnagar Collector and the Gujarat Education Minister. Following the direction of the Bhavnagar Collector, we decided to take the case to the Gujarat High Court. Two other candidates were with us who were differently abled...We lost the case in the High Court but then we decided to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court," he said.

Baraiya challenged the Gujarat HC ruling in the Supreme Court of India, which in August 2018 passed a verdict in his favour.

MBBS journey?

But by then the admissions for the 2018 batch were completed and Baraiya enrolled for MBBS in 2019 at the Government Medical College, Bhavnagar.?

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He recently completed his MBBS course and is now working as a medical intern.

Patients don't accept me initially??

On his everyday challenges owing to his height, Dr. Baraiya said that though patients judge him for his height initially, they get comfortable over time and accept him as their doctor.

"Whenever patients see me they are a bit startled at first but then they accept me and I also accept their initial behaviour. They behave with me cordially and with positivity. They become happy as well," he said.

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