A white-skinned Indian couple are set to enter the record books along with their offspring, after becoming the world's biggest albino family. The ten members of the Pullan family, headed by Rosetauri, 50, and his wife Mani, 45, all have the extremely pale skin and near-white hair of albinos.But despite years of prejudice and suffering the poor vision which is a side effect of the condition, the Pullans and their eight other family members are set to land a Guinness World Record.
along with daughters Deepa, 21 (left) and Pooja, 18 (right) all inherited
albinismn from their father Rosetauri and mother Mani (centre).
Hardship: Mani Pullan, pictured in purple, says her family which
includes daughters Deepa (left) and Pooja (right) have had to battle
prejudice in India as albinos.
Happy family: The Pullans, who are all albino, live in a small
one-bedroom flat in Delhi.
The Pullan family say that despite their condition, they are looking
forward to global recognition as the world's biggest albino family.
Rosetauri and Mani (left) wed in an arranged marriage in 1983,
but Mani now describes her family's albinism as a 'gift from God'.
The Pullans say they have endured a lot of prejudice as people find it
hard to understand they are 'born and bred in India'.
Younger generation: Pooja, 18, and Deepa, 21, are among the
younger members of the albino Pullan family.
The Pullan's eldest son Vijay, 25, says when he has saved enough
he wants to find himself an albino wife.
The Pullan's 24-year-old son Shankar, who was also born an albino.
