Meet Yashwant Raut: India’s tallest teenager who wants to grow taller
Updated on Apr 28, 2016 03:30 pm IST
Standing 6 feet 7 inches tall, India's tallest teenager Yashwant Raut is aiming to become the world's tallest man. Aged just 14, the youngster has time on his side to grow less than two feet to topple the current holder, Sultan Kösen. Kösen, who measures 8 feet 2.8 inches in Ankara, Turkey. The part-time farmer was the first man over 8 feet to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years. Because of Yashwant's colossal height, the tall teenager, from Solapur, Maharashtra, has become a local celebrity.
{{^htLoading}} {{/htLoading}}