Dr. Rita Jairath

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Rita Jairath

• Dr. Rita Jairath is one of the pioneering athletes in women’s bodybuilding from India. She has won the prestigious Pro-Card from the International Federation of Bodybuilding.

• She has various National and International bodybuilding accolades under her belt. She is also an IFBB Pro-League International Judge and a part of the Judging Panel at the highest level in international shows.

• She is a Bharatanatyam dancer and has won several contests, presently continuing with Ms. Sudhana Shankar, who is a disciple of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan legendary Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan in Ganesh Natyalaya.

  

• Dr. Rita Jairath also has a business in New Delhi and is a guide and mentor to upcoming athletes.

• While she has contributed to the growth of the fitness industry especially women’s fitness, she has also dedicated her life towards her child, who is now 31 years old and challenged with autism. She wishes to inspire people who are struggling with their battles and challenges.

• She has been conferred with the title of the World Peace Ambassador by the Wockhardt Foundation affiliated with the United Nations.

• She has also been awarded an honorary doctorate by the United Nations Diplomatic Mission in Women and Child Empowerment.

• She has been listed first in the Forbes magazine on Women’s Day in 2020.

• Dr. Rita Jairath is a writer in Krunch Today, Fitness Guru, and Bodyandstrength.com

• She led the discussion panel in the World Women’s Leadership Congress in February 2020 on the topics of women representing the elements of the universe: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Space.

• She gave a talk on several episodes of body, strength and fitness in various shows of SME BIZZ talk to promote small and medium scale enterprises and also promote fitness as a cause. These meets were held every month.

• Dr. Rita Jairath formed a support group for women in collaboration with LOANI (Ladies of All Nations International) from the United Kingdom to support the cause of women in various aspects counselling them for domestic violence, helping acid attack victims, supporting women entrepreneurs to become financially independent and also become healthy and strong.

• She is the co-chairperson of the UK based women organization LOANI and the Treasurer of the Delhi Gym Association.

• She is the council member of ELS Edification Plus UK that works extensively worldwide for Child Health, Child Safety, Child Education, and Women Empowerment.

• She is currently working on a project by ELS Edification Plus in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Government to help in educating and training 2000 women in tribal and rural areas and help in a teachers training program as well as the Anganwadi program by the district collector of Thiruvannamalai district.

• In 2011, Dr. Rita Jairath won Gold’s gym Ms. Fitness. Then for three consecutive years, she won the national body lifting championship and finally moved on to bodybuilding.

  

• She now competes in the figure division in the IFBB and NPC. She became the first woman from India to compete in Arnold Classic. First woman from India to ever compete in Amateur Olympia. These events happened in Spain and Prague respectively.

• Dr. Rita Jairath has appeared as a speaker in the panel of the World Women’s Leadership Congress for discussions on fitness. She has also conducted a workshop teaching gym trainers and coaches about Macronutrients and Sports Nutrition on 24 June 2020.

• She conducted the UFIT Life Talk Show on 22nd June 2020 to motivate athletes.

• She has attended a seminar at Keto Diet- the Scientific Facts on 28th June 2020.

• Dr. Rita Jairath has conducted a seminar on women’s strength and fitness in collaboration with BFY (Better fitness for you) teaching her students about fitness on 20 June 2020.

  

• She has also conducted a seminar in the university international event and expressed her views on post-Covid-19 challenges and capacity building. New Education Policy and the higher present education system and major challenges organised by the Geo-informatics Department, Netra Institute of Geo-informatics, Management and Technologies on 8 October 2020. Educationists from all over the world were present at this event.

• She was present as a speaker in the international panel of Prodigy Bureau, Dubai consisting of women from the USA, UK, UAE, Greece, Nigeria, and India to discuss women entrepreneurs in wellness and how they can make a change on 27 September 2020.

• She has participated in the International sports science webinar on 28 May 2020 and 29 May 2020 and Democracy News Live IT Matters on 25 August 2020 for discussion on the current scenario in the fitness industry and the launch of a book.

• She held a discussion with Padmashree Awardee, President Heartcare Foundation of India, CMAAO, Dr. K.K. Aggarwal on the aftermath of the Pandemic on 17 September 2020.

• She gave a talk on “Various Modalities of Fitness, Mind, Body and Soul” to the participants of ‘The International Glamor Project’ on 18 October 2020.

• Dr. Rita Jairath is pursuing higher studies in Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu University. She has performed Bharatanatyam at the Sahara Star Fitness and Health Superstar awards, 2019 and Tamil Nadu Statehouse in Pongal celebration in January 2020.

• She won second place in Bharatanatyam in a competition held in Tamil Nadu State Bhawan 2019 on 5 January 2020.

• She received first place in the Bharatanatyam competition held at Tamil Nadu Bhawan, New Delhi.

• She topped Tamil Nadu University in Bharatanatyam in the Annual Examination held in 2019.

• She has worked as a writer with Fitness Guru, bodyandstrength.com and worked as a columnist in Krunch Today.

• She was interviewed by the President Global Trade Chambers, USA, and the panel of 100 successful women in the world on how to be successful and to inspire and motivate women across the globe on 27 August 2020.

• Dr. Rita participated in Indian Running Day 3rd edition Cyruns professional on 15 august 2020.

• She participated and completed a half marathon in TAAFI Run, a marathon organised by the Indian Army, on Territorial Army Day on 2 October 2018.

• She modelled for Tanishq jewellery as a brand ambassador on 8 October 2020.

• Dr. Rita has been a brand ambassador for a major sports supplement company and promoting sales.

• She is the only woman who won a silver medal in Arnold Classic and Amateur Olympia, Hong Kong, Asia.

• She has competed at several other events across the world with a great deal of success.

• Dr. Rita has won the gold medal and overall championship at the first Sheru Classic Pro-Qualifier and pro-card and being the reason for the National Anthem being played on stage.

• She has graced the cover of several magazines and newspapers across India.

• She has been a trailblazer for future fitness competitors and has been an example, especially for older women and being able to motivate and bring about a paradigm change in society.

• She is the epitome of defying age and being able to prove that “Age is just a number.”

• In an interview, she shared a few tips to stay healthy. She said,

Indeed, to stay healthy, you need to eat healthily. Just skipping the meals while eating unhealthy food the rest of the time would not help you in any way. Having raw foods is boring and bland. Nevertheless, you can have its natural taste by adding another set of ingredients, which, by no means, could deter the body functions. Avoid too much sugary, spicy or oily food. Adjusting to a specific cuisine may take time but relish the beauty of food that can build the body positively.”