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Manohar Aich was an Indian bodybuilder who lived from 17 March 1912 until 5 June 2016. He was the second Indian to win a Mr. Universe title (after Monotosh Roy in 1951). He accomplished this during the 1952 NABBA Universe Championships. He was nicknamed "Pocket Hercules" since he was just 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) tall. Aich joined the Royal Air Force in 1942, when he began his bodybuilding career. Reub Martin, a British officer in the RAF, taught him to weight training. Aich was imprisoned while serving in the RAF for slapping a British officer in protest of the officer's words in support of colonial injustice. While incarcerated, Aich began a strenuous weight-training regimen.
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