Manohar Aich
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Manohar Aich, (born 1912) is an Indian bodybuilder. He won the 1952 Mr Universe championship. He is also three-time Asian Games gold medalist in body building. Being only 5' tall, he was given the name "Pocket Hercules". He currently lives near Kolkata and has retained an excellent physique even at the age of 93 years.His chest measured 54 inches with a waist of 23 inches giving him the best v-cut.
Aich continues to train for 90 minutes at his own gym Studio de Physique in Kolkata which has produced Indian champs like Satyen Das, Satya Pal and Hitesh Chatterjee. Aich's diet: dal, bhaat, curry, maas (fish) and gosht.
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- Outlook India article : http://www.outlookindia.com/glitterati.asp?fodname=20050725
- Times of India article : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/276581.cms
He is blessed with 2 sons one of whom manages the akhara and his other son manages the more conventional fitness center at the same location.
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