Manohar Aich, India's first Mr Universe breathed his last

Legendary Indian body builder and India’s first Mr Universe, Manohar Aich died at his north Kolkata residence following age related health issues on 5 June 2016. He was 104.

About Manohar Aich
• He was born in Comilla district, now in Bangladesh.
• He was famously called Pocket Hercules as he was 4 feet 11 inch tall.
• He won gold medals for three times in Asian Games.
• He was the first Indian to win the Mr Universe title post-independence in 1952.
• He started his career as a coconut vendor at Sealdah station.
• Age never a bar for the veteran body builder who kept a stringent routine and even performed in his eighties.
• He began his career as a stuntman performing with the legendary magician PC Sorkar.
• He even tried his luck in politics he contested in the Lok Sabha elections of 1991 from the Bharatiya Janata Party.