Zeenat Bi, Indian pensioner is challenging the
current Guinness World record holder, Lowell
Deforest Mason, 74- to stake claim as the world’s
oldest dwarf at 113-years-old.
Although a government pension records states she
is 101, Bi who stands proud at three feet tall insists
she is twelve years older.
“I am so old that I have seen this city grow up with
me. I remember during the British times, this entire
city was almost a jungle. There were trees as far as
the eye could see. I even remember when the British
introduced English bread in the city for the first time.
It was such a sensation; it was nothing like people
had eaten before,” she said.
Zeenat is still single with no children and has
outlived all of her family.
Despite suffering from cataracts and a calcium
deficiency, Zeenat manages to survive on her only
source of income, a government pension of rupees
275 per month (£3.19).
She said: “I have been living alone for almost 50
years now. I never married and never had kids.
“All I have got is a small bed that was gifted to me
by the former Chief Minister of the state, Uma
Bharti. She used to send me Rupees 2500 (£30)
every month. But no one remembers me now.”
Her guardian, Abrar Muhammad Khan, said: “No one
in the Government even cares for her. All people use
her for is exhibition purposes, but no one really
cares for her.”
Bi has been living rent-free with Khan and his family
for 20 years.
Apart from wanting to be a world record holder , Bi’s
wish list of things she wants to do before she dies
– includes meeting Bollywood star Salman Khan and
taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to
Mecca.
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