The smallest in the world teacher

Because of a rare hormonal disease 22-year-old Singh Azad (Azad Singh) of Haryana state in northern India has stopped growing at 5 years of age.

 His parents were poor, so they could not buy growth hormones for her son. Azad is now growing about 1 meter.



Because of small stature, he was subjected to abuse by their peers, who have promised to sell him to the circus. Even at the age of 18 he was accepted for the child. However, the constant bullying steel Azad incentive to change their lives for the better.



At 22, he was able to become a teacher of computer science at a local school for girls. To write on the board, he gets up on the desk. Schoolgirl called him «Chotu», which means "Little Sir."

Azad Singh now earns 10,000 rupees a month (a little less than 6000 rubles). Now he has a job, and people began to treat him with respect.


Azad Singh gets up on the table to make it easier to write on the board.

Azad and his 19-year-old sister, Lakshmi, who also suffers from a hormonal disorder, but to a much lesser extent. Her height allows her brother to ride a scooter.

Science teacher Azad Singh sits next to the computers in the classrooms.

Azad Singh and his 52-year-old mother Parvati.