Despite holding a degree in MA in Hindi literature, Dharmendra Singh (35) unable to get a job because his 8 feet 1 inch tall height is acting as a stumbling block.
Dharmendra Singh claimed to be the tallest man in India, charging an Rs 10 ticket from the amused crowds and posing for pictures with people at the Nauchandi mela to earn a living.
“The government never came forward to help me. I did my masters, but I was unable to get a job because of my height, there is no other way I can earn but to become a part of freak shows,” said Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh.
Talking about his struggle for a decent livelihood, Singh said, “I live from hand to mouth. No one gave me a decent job due to my height and all I could manage to do was to act in freak shows where people come to see
physically ‘unusual’ humans.”
Apart from his unique height, Singh also has a unique diet plan.
Singh who weigh 100 kg talked about how he starts his day, Singh said, “I consume 1litre milk, two apples and four eggs in the breakfast. For lunch, I have daal-chawal, roti-sabzi and salad…but in the evening I take light food,” smiled Singh and added further, “Evening food includes sabzi-roti with curd in the evening and dinner includes my favourite paneer.”
Asked about his marital status, Singh replied, “Nobody ever selected me. I think, had the government helped me in getting a job and I had earned a good salary, I also would have had a wife and a small family of my own. But now,
I have lost all hopes.”
Counting on his unusually long fingers, Singh said, “I earn somewhere between Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 a day from this show at the fair. Now, I have started feeling good when people are amused to look at me.”
Sultan Kosen from Turkey is the tallest man living in the world that measured 8 feet 3 inches on February 8, 2011 and owns a record in the Guinness Book of World Records.