Bidhan Chandra Ray
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Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP, FRCS |
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| 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
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In office 23 January 1948 – 1 July 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
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In office 1962-1967 |
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| Preceded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
| Succeeded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
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In office 1952-1962 |
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| Preceded by | New Constituency |
| Succeeded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
| Constituency | Bowbazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1882 Bankipore, Patna, Bihar |
| Died | 1 July 1962 (aged 80) Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater |
Presidency College, Calcutta Patna University |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1961) |
Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP, FRCS (; 1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as an Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. 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 in history who was able to complete his F.R.C.S. and M.R.C.P. degrees simultaneously (within only two years and three months). In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated on the date of his birth (and death) 1 July every year. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy constituted a trust for his properties at Patna for social service and made eminent nationalist Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha) the trustee. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on 4 February 1961, India's highest civilian honour. He was also the member of the Brahmo Samaj.
Bidhan Chandra Roy was born on 1 July 1882 at B. M. Das Road Patna, Bihar as son of Prakash Chandra Roy and Aghorkamini Devi. Bidhan passed Matric examination from Patna Collegiate School in 1897. Bidhan 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. While at medical school Bidhan came upon an inscription which read, "Whatever they hands findeth to do, do it with thy might." Bidhan was deeply impressed by these words and they became a source of inspiration for him throughout his life.
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