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<div>{{Short description|Indian bodybuilder (1916–2004)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Monotosh Roy <br/>মনতোষ রায়<br />
| image = Monotosh_Roy.png<br />
| caption=<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|10|21}}<ref name=MM>[http://musclememory.com/show.php?a=Roy,+Manotosh Manotosh Roy]. ''MuscleMemory''</ref><br />
| birth_place = Gajaria, [[Dhaka district|Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2004|6|29|1916|10|21}}<ref name=MM/><br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Body Builder]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| parents = Rasik Lal Roy<br />
| children = [[Moloy Roy]] (son)<ref><br />
[https://in.pinterest.com/pin/291256300876782608/ Moloy Roy]. "Historical Figures"</ref>}}<br />
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'''Monotosh Roy''' ({{langx|bn|মনতোষ রায়}}; 21 October 1916<ref name=MM/> – 29 June 2004) was an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] bodybuilder, who held the [[Universe Championships|Mr. Universe]] title in Group III Amateur Division in 1951.<ref>{{cite book |script-title=bn:ব্যায়ামে বাঙালী |language=bn |trans-title=Byame Bangali |last=Ghosh |first=Anil Chandra |orig-year=1927 |date=February 2008 |publisher=Presidency Library |location=Kolkata |isbn=978-81-89466-04-6 |pages=55–56}}</ref><ref name="ie03072005">{{cite news |title=The Indian Atlas |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/73754/ |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=3 July 2005 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="sandow">{{cite web |url=http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/India/Monotosh/roy.htm |title=Monotosh Roy |work=Sandow and the Golden Age of Iron Men: The Online Physical Culture Museum |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227004108/http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/India/Monotosh/roy.htm |archive-date=27 December 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Roy was the first Indian, [[Bengalis|Bengali]] and Asian to be awarded the Mr. Universe title.<ref name="ibbf">{{cite web |url=http://worldchampion2011.in/monotosh_roy.php |title=Monotosh Roy: The first Asian to be crowned Mr. Universe (1917 - 2005) |work=Mr. Universe 2011 |publisher=Indian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321210118/http://www.worldchampion2011.in/monotosh_roy.php |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Roy was born into [[Mahishya]] Family to Gajaria village in [[Dhaka]] [[Dhaka District|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 education|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. One day Bishnu Charan Ghosh saw him working out and accepted him as his pupil.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 1939, he competed in his first bodybuilding competition, but did not fare well. He resolved for success and engaged himself in further practice. In 1939, he won the East Indian Bodybuilding Championship.<ref name="sandow"/> In 1947, he won the All India Bodybuilding Championship.<ref name="sandow"/><br />
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In 1951, Roy travelled to the United Kingdom and participated in the Mr. Universe competition. He won the Mr. Universe title in Group III Amateur Division category. The audience at the competition were mesmerised by his muscle display. They queued up for his autograph and even waited up to two and half hours for his autograph. Following his victory at the Mr. Universe competition, he was felicitated at the India House by the Indian High Commissioner.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
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After his return to India he acted as a trainer in many physical culture clubs. He used to train fitness and yoga to celebrities. He founded the Indian Bodybuilding Federation in 1958.<ref name="ie03072005"/> He was also the founding member of Asian Bodybuilding Federation. He also taught at the [[Calcutta University]] and the Law College.<ref name="sandow"/> He became a featured columnist in periodicals on health and fitness. He also wrote a few books on Yoga. He conducted bodybuilding programmes that were telecast in the [[Doordarshan]]. He set up several bodybuilding and [[yoga]] centres in [[Kolkata]].{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
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== Later life ==<br />
In 1998, he set up a multigym near his home in [[Kolkata]].<ref name="ie03072005"/> In his later years he became bed ridden.<ref name="sandow"/> Roy died in 2004 following a cardiac arrest.<ref name="ie03072005"/><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
After his death his multigym is run by his son [[Moloy Roy]], a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]] and eight time Mr. India. After his death the Sports Minister and PWD Minister visited his residence and promised them to rename the Barrackpore Trunk Road after him.<ref name="ie03072005"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1916 births]]<br />
[[Category:2005 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Calcutta]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male bodybuilders]]<br />
[[Category:People associated with physical culture]]<br />
[[Category:People from Dhaka District]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kolkata]]</div>2405:204:1484:48E:0:0:1B40:B0A5https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monotosh_Roy&diff=553315Monotosh Roy2026-08-26T11:39:37Z<p>2405:204:1484:48E:0:0:1B40:B0A5: Community jora gaya hai</p>
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<div>{{Short description|Indian bodybuilder (1916–2004)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Monotosh Roy <br/>মনতোষ রায়<br />
| image = Monotosh_Roy.png<br />
| caption=<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|10|21}}<ref name=MM>[http://musclememory.com/show.php?a=Roy,+Manotosh Manotosh Roy]. ''MuscleMemory''</ref><br />
| birth_place = Gajaria, [[Dhaka district|Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2004|6|29|1916|10|21}}<ref name=MM/><br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Body Builder]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| parents = Rasik Lal Roy<br />
| children = [[Moloy Roy]] (son)<ref><br />
[https://in.pinterest.com/pin/291256300876782608/ Moloy Roy]. "Historical Figures"</ref>}}<br />
<br />
'''Monotosh Roy''' ({{langx|bn|মনতোষ রায়}}; 21 October 1916<ref name=MM/> – 29 June 2004) was an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] bodybuilder, who held the [[Universe Championships|Mr. Universe]] title in Group III Amateur Division in 1951.<ref>{{cite book |script-title=bn:ব্যায়ামে বাঙালী |language=bn |trans-title=Byame Bangali |last=Ghosh |first=Anil Chandra |orig-year=1927 |date=February 2008 |publisher=Presidency Library |location=Kolkata |isbn=978-81-89466-04-6 |pages=55–56}}</ref><ref name="ie03072005">{{cite news |title=The Indian Atlas |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/73754/ |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=3 July 2005 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="sandow">{{cite web |url=http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/India/Monotosh/roy.htm |title=Monotosh Roy |work=Sandow and the Golden Age of Iron Men: The Online Physical Culture Museum |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227004108/http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/India/Monotosh/roy.htm |archive-date=27 December 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Roy was the first Indian, [[Bengalis|Bengali]] and Asian to be awarded the Mr. Universe title.<ref name="ibbf">{{cite web |url=http://worldchampion2011.in/monotosh_roy.php |title=Monotosh Roy: The first Asian to be crowned Mr. Universe (1917 - 2005) |work=Mr. Universe 2011 |publisher=Indian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321210118/http://www.worldchampion2011.in/monotosh_roy.php |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Roy was born into [[Mahishya]] Family in Gajaria village in [[Dhaka]] [[Dhaka District|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 education|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. One day Bishnu Charan Ghosh saw him working out and accepted him as his pupil.<br />
<br />
== Career ==<br />
In 1939, he competed in his first bodybuilding competition, but did not fare well. He resolved for success and engaged himself in further practice. In 1939, he won the East Indian Bodybuilding Championship.<ref name="sandow"/> In 1947, he won the All India Bodybuilding Championship.<ref name="sandow"/><br />
<br />
In 1951, Roy travelled to the United Kingdom and participated in the Mr. Universe competition. He won the Mr. Universe title in Group III Amateur Division category. The audience at the competition were mesmerised by his muscle display. They queued up for his autograph and even waited up to two and half hours for his autograph. Following his victory at the Mr. Universe competition, he was felicitated at the India House by the Indian High Commissioner.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
<br />
After his return to India he acted as a trainer in many physical culture clubs. He used to train fitness and yoga to celebrities. He founded the Indian Bodybuilding Federation in 1958.<ref name="ie03072005"/> He was also the founding member of Asian Bodybuilding Federation. He also taught at the [[Calcutta University]] and the Law College.<ref name="sandow"/> He became a featured columnist in periodicals on health and fitness. He also wrote a few books on Yoga. He conducted bodybuilding programmes that were telecast in the [[Doordarshan]]. He set up several bodybuilding and [[yoga]] centres in [[Kolkata]].{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
<br />
== Later life ==<br />
In 1998, he set up a multigym near his home in [[Kolkata]].<ref name="ie03072005"/> In his later years he became bed ridden.<ref name="sandow"/> Roy died in 2004 following a cardiac arrest.<ref name="ie03072005"/><br />
<br />
== Legacy ==<br />
After his death his multigym is run by his son [[Moloy Roy]], a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]] and eight time Mr. India. After his death the Sports Minister and PWD Minister visited his residence and promised them to rename the Barrackpore Trunk Road after him.<ref name="ie03072005"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{Physical culture}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Monotosh}}<br />
[[Category:1916 births]]<br />
[[Category:2005 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Calcutta]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male bodybuilders]]<br />
[[Category:People associated with physical culture]]<br />
[[Category:People from Dhaka District]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kolkata]]</div>2405:204:1484:48E:0:0:1B40:B0A5