Right from the time he was in school, Bhishma Madhani was extremely passionate about two things, fitness, and cricket. While playing cricket remains a hobby for him, fitness has become his profession. Through his personal training business Body Architect – BM, Bhishma has helped people from all walks of life achieve their fitness goals in a seamless manner. While his clientele has grown significantly over the years, what Bhishma feels the happiest about is the fact that he has been able to contribute to the positive transformation a large number of people have gone through in their lives.

Talking about the thought behind Body Architect – BM, Bhishma says, “With Body Architect – BM, our goal has been to make fitness programs more accessible. I strongly believe that most people today are fitness conscious and well aware of the issues that can crop up if they don’t look after their health. Most of them, however, are not sure how to improve their physical health and move towards a healthy lifestyle. When I offer personal training to a client, I analyze their physical health and provide them with the kind of plan that would help them achieve their fitness goals in the correct way.”

As a child, one of the most important lessons that Bhishma was taught by his parents was to help others and contribute to the growth of society. While Bhishma followed this principle from a very young age, the opportunity to serve society in a more significant manner came when he was appointed as an ambassador of the Fit India Movement initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As a fitness and health ambassador, Bhishma has been creating free health, workout, and diet plans for the armed forces, army personnel, and doctors. He also actively organizes fitness awareness seminars in schools, colleges, and universities across the country.

“I would always be grateful for being appointed as one of the ambassadors for the Fit India Movement. It was a huge honour for me. It has also given me the opportunity to bring about a significant change in society and make a larger number of people aware of the importance of fitness. My reward for these services has been the blessings that have been bestowed upon by all those who are leading a healthier lifestyle today”, he says.

Apart from sports and fitness, Bhishma has other interests as well. A couple of years back, he did a professional acting course at Anupam Kher’s acting institute Actor Prepares in Mumbai. While his focus remains on fitness and making a bigger brand out of Body Architect – BM, he is open to giving acting a shot if some good offers come his way.

Bhishma is currently pursuing a degree in Sports and Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from Middlesex University London (London Sports Institute).

At Lords Cricket Ground (Fit With Me) in London, he trains professional athletes and private clients in order to help them achieve their fitness goals. This will help them be the best they can be. In addition to this, he is the head strength and conditioning coach at Watford Football Club for Under 19. Bhishma has also been instrumental in promoting Mudgal, the ancient Indian art of club swinging.

He aspires to become a Strength & Conditioning coach for the Indian Cricket team (BCCI).

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Painter- Filmmaker Manoj Mauryaa was awarded Raja Ravi Varma Award for his contribution to the field of art and culture. The award ceremony was organised in New Delhi in association with the Ministry of Culture, Delhi Police, and Megh Mandal Sansthan to commemorate Raja Ravi Varma’s 174th birth anniversary as a part of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Platinum Jubilee of Delhi Police. Manoj received the award at the hands of G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, Professor Kaptan Singh Solanki, Former Governor of Punjab, Haryana and Tripura, and Rakesh Asthana, Commissioner of Police, Delhi. There was an exhibition of paintings of Raja Ravi Varma at the event. Manoj’s painting titled ‘The War of Existence’ was selected to be a part of the Ministry of Culture.

Vimlesh Brijwall (Secretary, Megh Mandal Sansthan), Ramavarma Thampuran (General Secretary, ‘Kilimanoor Palace Trust’ and a descendent of Raja Ravi Verma), Sonal Mansingh (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha), Anu Asthana (President, PFWS), Sanjay Beniwal (Special CP Perception Management) and many other notable artists and senior police officers also graced the occasion. G Kishan Reddy congratulated Manoj Mauryaa and conveyed his sincere appreciation to the artists on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Manoj’s paintings evoke surreal realism and are thought-provoking, figurative, and mystic. Manoj takes inspiration from nature, spirituality, current affairs, philosophy, women, and Benaras, his city of birth and graduation. Manoj has participated in various solo and group exhibitions at prestigious galleries like Nehru Centre, Mumbai, Lalit Kala Vibhag, Varanasi, NGMA, and Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. His solo exhibition in Mumbai titled ‘Reborn’ at Nehru Art Gallery received rave reviews from the critics and the masses for his style of painting as well as for the social experiment wherein he invited blind students and made them ‘see’ and create paintings.

As a filmmaker, Manoj has written and directed a German Feature Film based on the journey of a musical dyslexic florist who becomes a soloist in a symphony orchestra. The film shot and produced in Germany shall be released in Europe. His Hindi feature film titled ‘The Icecake’ is an adventurous journey about 12 Indian motorcycle riders to Himalayan Spiti valley who discover their inner mysticism while battling treacherous weather, interpersonal conflicts, treachery, revenge, and love. The film has real stunts performed on Spiti valley’s toughest and highest motorable road, where temperatures dropped below -15C.

His upcoming project is a painting and film project based on ‘Kamasutra’ for which he is developing a new series of paintings. He is also working on a European film.