Bidhan Chandra Roy

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, Durgapur and Ashoknagar Kalyangarh. In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1961.

Infobox

Governor

Kailash Nath Katju Harendra Coomar Mookerjee Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (acting) Padmaja Naidu

Preceded by

Surendranath Banerjee

Succeeded by

Santosh Kumar Basu

Constituency

Chowranghee

Born

(1882-07-01)1 July 1882Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India)

Died

1 July 1962(1962-07-01) (aged 80)Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), West Bengal, India

Political party

Indian National Congress

Residence(s)

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Alma mater

Medical College and Hospital, KolkataSt Bartholomew's Hospital

Profession

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Awards

Bharat Ratna (1961)

Party

Indian National Congress

Tables

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Preceded byPrafulla Chandra Ghosh

Political offices

Preceded byPrafulla Chandra Ghosh

Political offices

Chief Minister of West Bengal 1948–1962

Political offices

Succeeded byPresident's Rule

Political offices
Preceded byPrafulla Chandra Ghosh	Chief Minister of West Bengal 1948–1962	Succeeded byPresident's Rule

References

The Telegraph
https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/back-to-the-beginning-on-the-50th-year-of-the-landfill-heres-the-story-of-how-salt-lake-came-into-being/cid/396434
Firstpost
https://www.firstpost.com/india/national-doctors-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-dr-bidhan-chandra-roy-10851091.html
eVirtualGuru
http://evirtualguru.com/biography-of-bharat-ratna-dr-bidhan-chandra-roy-complete-biography-for-class-10-class-12-and-graduation-and-other-classes/
Dr. B. C. Roy
https://web.archive.org/web/20180902011916/http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/20290/1/2851.pdf
Karmajogi Bidhanchandra (Life of Bidhan Chandra Roy)
https://books.google.com/books?id=0OeXw4AYVusC&pg=PA16
India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/remembering-dr-bidhan-chandra-roy-1021823-2017-07-01
www.iloveindia.com
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/bidhan-chandra-roy.html
greatrulers.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20180828001729/https://greatrulers.com/books/dr-bidhan-chandra-roy--biography-and-life-history
The Wire
https://thewire.in/culture/when-indias-national-doctor-was-denied-service-by-an-american-restaurant
csi.org.in
https://csi.org.in/presidents?page=1
Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Biography: डॉ. बिधान चंद्र राय जीवन परिचय
https://www.thoughtoftheday98.com/2021/07/dr-bidhan-chandra-roy-biography.html
The Statesman
https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/bengal-s-physician-chief-minister-151414.html
IIT Kharagpur
https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/about-iitkgp-history
The Hindustan Times
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/national-doctors-day-on-july-1-history-and-significance-101625011035886.html
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents: 1934–1937
https://archive.org/details/drrajendraprasad0000pras/page/133
www.mciindia.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20180828071416/https://www.mciindia.org/CMS/awards/dr-b-c-roy-award
www.nehrumemorial.nic.in
https://web.archive.org/web/20200726224938/http://www.nehrumemorial.nic.in/en/archives.html
www.dailyrounds.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214416/https://www.dailyrounds.org/rounds/indias-iconic-doctor-dr-bidhan-chandra-roy