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Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy: A multi-faceted genius
His birth anniversary July 1 (which is incidentally also his death anniversary) is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day. He was decorated with various positions for his accomplishments in the field of politics. He became governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947 and later went on to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal on January 23, 1948.
Anantapur: 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.
His birth anniversary July 1 (which is incidentally also his death anniversary) is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day. He was decorated with various positions for his accomplishments in the field of politics. He became governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947 and later went on to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal on January 23, 1948.
He was honoured with the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 1961.Dr Roy was born on July 1, 1882 at B. M. Das Road Patna, Bihar, to Prakash Chandra Roy and Aghorkamini Devi.
He passed Matric examination from Patna Collegiate School in 1897 and did did his I.A. from Presidency College, Calcutta and B.A. from Patna College with Honors in Mathematics.
He applied for admission to the Bengal Engineering College, and the Calcutta Medical College. He was accepted to both institutions but opted to go to medical school. Bidhan left for Calcutta in June 1901.
Bidhan's term in medical school was fraught with hardships. His father retired as a Deputy Collector after the first year and could no longer send Bidhan any money. Bidhan fended for himself by getting a scholarship and living frugally, saving on books by borrowing notes and relying on books in the library.
The partition of Bengal was announced while Bidhan was in college. Opposition to the partition was being organised by nationalist leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai, Prajit Sengupta, Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal. Bidhan resisted the immense pull of the movement. He controlled his emotions and concentrated on his studies realising that he could better serve his nation by qualifying in his profession first.
Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy remained in the Chief Minister of West Bengal post for 4 years as an Indian National Congress candidate.
He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter.
Bidhan Roy is often considered the great architect of West Bengal, who founded five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashokenagar and Habra.
He was an alumnus of the Medical College Calcutta of the University of Calcutta. He is one of the few people who completed both F.R.C.S. and M.R.C.P. simultaneously within only two years and three months.
