IMPHAL, March 31: Physical Trainer RK Viswajit of Khoyathong Polem Leikai, Imphal received the prestigious Real Heroes Award in the category of Health and Disability for this year, in a glittering ceremony held at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai on March 24.<\/p>\n
The recognition which carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakhs and a memento was handed over to him by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in the presence of Nita Ambani, Reliance Foundation and Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief of CNN-IBN.<\/p>\n
RK Viswajit was one among 24 reciepents of the prestigious award.<\/p>\n
Real Heroes, an initiative of Reliance Foundation and CNN-IBN described Viswajit as an individual waging a war against addiction through body-building in a state which is a deadly cocktail of isolation, violence and drugs.<\/p>\n
Viswajit has reformed addicts through a combination of workout, meditation and campaigning, its official website Real Heroes said.<\/p>\n
It further said, Viswajit’s next target is the rural areas of Manipur where he plans to set up gyms and create awareness at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n
Read more \/ Original news source: http:\/\/kanglaonline.com\/2012\/03\/real-hero-award-for-manipur-trainer\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"