| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rujuta Diwekar : ऋजुता दिवेकर |
| Mother / Mom | Rekha Diwekar |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | 5th October 1973. As of 2024, she is around 51 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Married to Gaurav Punj, founder of Connect with Himalayas Organisation (CWH). CWH was started in 2008. Gaurav is an engineer by education, who has completed his M.S. from University of California, Berkeley in IEOR (Industrial Engineering and Operations Research). |
| How did Rujuta Diwekar become famous? | On April 30, Diwekar, who rose to popularity in 2008 by assisting Kapoor in achieving a “size zero” figure for the film Tashan, caused a controversy when she advised diabetics to consume mangoes. |
| Children / No. of Kids | No confirmed information is available. |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Indo-Aryan |
| Nationality | Indian |
Personal Life :
Rujuta Diwekar, one of India’s and Maharashtra’s most popular sports nutrition and diet guides, was born into a typical middle-class Maharashtrian family.
Her family includes her parents – Her father is an engineer; her mother is a chemistry teacher, and sister Ankita Diwekar is an M.B.A. graduate from I.I.M. Ahmedabad. Right from her childhood, Yoga was a big part of their family culture and lifestyle. Interested in outdoor sports since childhood, Rujuta first started work as an assistant in an aerobics class.
Diwekar completed her Post Graduate education in Sports Science and Nutrition from the S.N.D.T. College, Mumbai, in 1999. She additionally finished a course in Sports Nutrition from the Australia Institute of Sports in 2010. Courses in Yoga and Vedanta, along with Ayurveda from Sivananda Yog Vedanta forest academy, were also completed by her.
Professional Life :
She wrote her first book back in 2010, Don’t Lose Your Mind, Loses Your Weight around October 2008. It has sold 100,000 copies since its launch. After that, she has launched several books, coaching plans, and workshops on the science of healthy eating and nutrition.
Diet Plan and Diet Tips :
Few of the tips recommended by her in various interviews etc include :
- Focus on eating the regular Indian diet – Dal, rice, rotis, vegatables in moderate quantities
- Move over and sit less, don’t sit in one place for more than 30 minutes
- Eat fruits such as Mangoes, Sitafal, grapes regularly
A nutrition guide to big celebrities including sportsmen, business people, actors and actresses from the glamour world. Few of her most famous clients include :
- Anil Ambani
- Kareena Kapoor
- Alia Bhatt
- Saif Ali Khan
- Anupam Kher
- Karishma Kapoor
- Richa Chadda
- Shahid Kapoor
Clients And Awards :
On account of her success and contribution, she has received many awards till date. Few of them include :
- Won the ‘Nutrition award’ – Asian institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.
- People magazine’s 50 most powerful people in India’
- Recipient of the Mukta Sanman award 2013 – IBN-Lokmat.
- ‘Under 35 achievers of India’ & ‘Change makers of Mumbai’ – Awarded by the India today magazine.
- Mata Sanman Youth Achievement award 2013 – Awarded by newspaper Maharashtra Times.
- Voted amongst the ‘50 power women’ in the annual list compiled by VERVE magazine.
Hobbies : Reading books, watching movies, and working on her fitness regime.