Short isn’t necessarily sweet, especially for the dwarf community.Marginalised and scoffed at because of their height, dwarfs are neglected, discriminated against and socially excluded globally. In real life, they are objects of amusement and in Indian circuses and cinema, where some dwarfs tend to find employment, they are only given ‘comic’ roles.Assam’s Pabitra Rabha, 46, an actor-cum-director, resolved to fight the stigma and discrimination faced by those affected by Dwarfism, a genetic condition which limits height.
Source: We The People: A Theatre Artiste Who Provides Respect And Employment To Dwarf Community