Pectorals, patriotism and pansies
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– OCTOBER 13, 2012POSTED IN: FEATURES, FITNESShttp://mansworldindia.com/blog/?p=2769
When the annual Mr Zoroastrian contest in Mumbai was cancelled due to a lack of entries earlier this year, it signalled the fading out of the Parsi bodybuilder. The Parsis were among the first to take up bodybuilding in India, and, along with the Bengalis, produced some of India’s finest strongmen. Murali K Menon explores the fascinating story of the two communities’ initiation into physical culture, which involved legendary bodybuilder Eugene Sandow, the stigma of ‘effeminacy’, superhuman feats, muscular nationalism and serene yogis.
Courtesy : Dara Acidwalla
Filed under: Notable Zoroastrians, Sports
What a pity that the Poona now Pune strongmen and the men who managed excellent physical clubs in Cantt. area – like The Behmen Physical Culture located in theArdeshir Irani Baug in the heart of Cantt. next to St. Vincent’s School playground and The Fisher’s Gym being run from his bungalow. I’ll hopefully try and come back on it. Hopefully Puneites will assist me.