Chandra
Bahadur Dangi, 72-year-old Nepalese is the world’s shortest man and Jyoti Amge, 18-year-old Indian is the world’s
shortest woman met each other to celebrate the organization
which made them famous and flashed in headlines last winter when they were got their titles by the Guinness World Records.
Chandra and Jyoti may be generations
apart but were joking and laughing as they posed for photos with the new
book, both dressed in traditional outfits from their native countries.
The book placed between them looks gigantic compared to the pair, but is in fact only 1ft high.
Jyoti took the title on her 18th birthday on December 16th last year.
High on life: Only 1ft11.6in and 2ft respectively,
Chandra and Jyoti are smiling next to
a man of normal height
The teen from Nagpur of central India
has a form of dwarfism called Achondroplasia which means she will stay
2ft0.7in for the rest of her life.
Despite her size she has big dreams
and has already starred in a number of Bollywood films and is pursuing a
career in entertainment.
She is set to visit the UK in
September to help launch the new book and says she can’t wait.
‘Since
being recognised by Guinness World Records I have been able to visit
lots of different countries. I love travelling.
‘I have visited Japan and parts of Europe and now I can’t wait to visit the UK.'
Whilst the bubbly teenager is looking
forward to conquering the world, 72-year-old Chandra’s biggest moment
in his career as the world’s shortest is the publication of the new book
‘I’m very happy that my name will be written in a book. It’s a big thing for my family, my village and my country.’
Mr Dangi hails from a small village
called Rhimkola, 250 miles west of Kathmandu where, until recently, he spent his entire life.
He made headlines across the globe when he received his title in February this year.
He left his village for the first time
in his life to fly to the capital of Kathmandu to meet and be measured
by Guinness World Records officials.
At 21.5in Mr Dangi is also the
shortest man in history, breaking the previous record of India’s Gul
Mohammed (1957–97) who was 22.5in tall.
The official authority on
record-breaking achievement is set to release its the 57th edition of
the world’s best-selling copyright book, Guinness World Records 2013.
The book has sold 120 million copies
to date and Guinness World Records receives more than 1,000 applications
each week and has a specialized team of multi-language record managers
and adjudicators who travel the globe to verify official record attempts.
Big measures: Jyoti Amge officially became the
world's smallest woman on her 18th birthday last December and Chandra
Bahadur Dangi's confirmation came in February this year after measuring
by Guinness officials
