Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician and politician who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of several institutions and cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation ), Kalyani , and Durgapur .

The Bidhan Chandra Roy Award is an award instituted in 1962 in memory of Dr. B. C. Roy by the Medical Council of India. It is presented by the President of India in New Delhi every year on July 1, National Doctors' Day. It is also the highest honour that can be achieved by a doctor in India.

National Doctors Day on July 1 was first celebrated in 1991 to pay tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy aka B.C. Roy, the first chief minister of West Bengal. July 1 marks both his birth and death anniversary.

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was an eminent Indian freedom fighter and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Sep 20, 2019 · Dr BC Roy (Source: Twitter) He was studying at the University of Calcutta in 1905, when Bengal was partitioned, but instead of getting sucked into the nationalist movement against the British, he chose to focus on his academics.

Jun 30, 2024 · 🔹Dr. B. C. Roy was the first to complete both MRCP in Medicine and FRCS in Surgery at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London in 2 years and 3 months’ duration and returned to India in 1911. 🔹Moreover, Dr. Roy was a famous freedom fighter and a friend of Mahatma Gandhi.

Jul 1, 2021 · BC Roy, as he was popularly known, was a legendary physician, a distinguished Congress leader, an educationist and a philanthropist. BC Roy is credited to have transformed West Bengal, a ‘problematic state’, (owing to incidents on either of …

Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, popularly known as BC Roy was an eminent physician in whose memory Doctor's Day is celebrated in India on July 1, every year and is cherished even today. Born on July 1, 1882, and died the same date in 1962 aged 80, …

Jul 1, 2021 · In recognition of service rendered by the medical doctors, July 1 is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day all across India, to honour the legendary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy on his birth and death anniversary.

Jul 1, 2017 · Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, brought laurels to the realms of medicine and politics with his exemplary public service. He dedicated his life to the profession of medicine.