Not Just Quaden, Here Are 2 Indians Who Were Bullied As They Were Dwarfs But Overcame The Odds

After the video of Quaden Bayles, an Australian boy who was seen breaking down due to bullying in school for his dwarfism went viral, there is an outpouring of support for him from around the world.?

The video was shared by his mother Yarraka Bayles to show to the world what bullying has done to her son who now wants to end his life.After the video went viral, several celebrities including actor Hugh Jackman and basketball player Enes Kanter have spoken out.

?Another celebrity who has spoken in support of Quaden is Malayalam actor Ajay Kumar aka Guinness Pakru. Unlike anyone else who had words of encouragement for Quaden, Kumar knows the pain all too well, because he too has gone through the same.?

Kumar who is mostly known by his screen names Undapakru or Guinness Pakru has acted in nearly 50 movies in Malayalam and Tamil, other than featuring in several serials and stage performances over the past two decades.?

What makes him different is his height. The 43-year old stand at a height of 2 ft 6 in (76 cm). But that has not held him back in life. The native of Kerala who played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu, a 2005 Malayalam movie holds the Guinness World Record for being the shortest actor to play a character in a full-length film.?

In the film, he played the role of the crown prince of Athbhutha Dweepu an island inhabited by dwarfed men. He was even seen riding a horse and performing other stunts in the movie. Since then he has acted in several lead roles and directed his first movie in 2013 and became a producer in 2019.?

On Friday Pakru shared the video of Quaden and had a message for him."Dear kid, just like you, I too have cried once. It was those tears that became fuel for my future journey. When you cry, your mom fails," he said in a Facebook post.?

Another man who had gone through similar life experience, but fought his way to victory is Joby Mathew.Joby, a native of Kottayam in Kerala was born with a rare physical condition called Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency which resulted in severely under-developed legs.?

Joby who stands at a height of 3 feet 5 inches, however, has 'normal sized' hands. As a kid, he used his hands to move around, which gave them extra strength.He realized his sports potential while taking part in school sports meet at Kottayam in 1983 for children with disabilities. Joby then found his true calling in arm wrestling and in 1994 won his first national arm wrestling championship in the disabled category.?

Since then Joby has fought against able-bodied athletes and was crowned the world champion in the arm wrestling world championship in general category for 52 kg.Joby has also won five gold medals in World Dwarf Games 2013 also is a good swimmer and wheelchair badminton player.Recalling his past, Joby has in several interview said how his parents embarrassed used to hid him when some relatives visited them.Joby who refuses to consider as disabled says he keeps challenging himself.