Who Is Dr Ganesh Baraiya? Gujarat's Three-Foot-Tall Doctor Who Fought Disability Bias To Pursue Medicine

According to the reports, Baraiya, who weighs less than 20 kg and has 72% locomotion disability due to dwarfism, was declared ineligible for admission to the MBBS course in 2018 by MCI. The Council had said that his condition would not allow him to carry out the duties of a doctor.

From High Court Rejection to Supreme Court Victory

He continued his battle to the Supreme Court. Four months later, the SC ordered in his favour, saying that height could not be a reason for denying medical education.

Completing MBBS Against All Odds

Baraiya, after the judgment, received an admission letter to Bhavnagar Medical College in 2019. The journey of medical college was not at all easy for him; his small stature made it inconvenient for him to do daily academic work straightforwardly. He was given access to the front row during anatomy dissections, and his fellow students even carried him during surgical postings so he could observe the operations.

Serving as a Doctor, Supporting His Family After doing his internship, Baraiya has now become a doctor, fulfilling the ambition he fought for years to protect. The first thing he is going to do with his earnings is to complete the construction of a proper house for his family who still lives in a kaccha house. “My dream is to give them a solid brick house with basic amenities,” as reported by The Times of India.