Monotosh Roy
Indian bodybuilder (1916–2004)
Monotosh Roy (21 October 1916 – 29 June 2004) was an Indian bodybuilder, who held the Mr. Universe title in Group III Amateur Division in 1951. Roy was the first Indian, Bengali and Asian to be awarded the Mr. Universe title.
Early life
Roy was born in a Bengali family in Gajaria village in Dhaka district, on the banks of Meghna river in East Bengal, present day Bangladesh. In his childhood, Roy had to struggle against poverty. He attended an English-medium middle school. He began exercising at the age of 12. He considered Bishnu Charan Ghosh to be his guru. He would always keep a photo of Bishnu Charan Ghosh in front of him.
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