Indumadhab Mallick

Indumadhab Mallick ইন্দুমাধব মল্লিক
Dr. Indumadhab Mallick
Born	(1869-12-04)4 December 1869 Guptipara, Burdwan, Bengal, British India
Died	8 May 1917(1917-05-08) (aged 47)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Inventor, Entrepreneur, Traveler

Indumadhab Mallick (Bengali: ইন্দুমাধব মল্লিক; 4 December 1869 – 8 May 1917) was an Indian polymath who invented the Icmic cooker and made it commercial success. He was a philosopher, physicist, botanist, lawyer, physician, inventor, entrepreneur, collector, traveler, writer and social reformer.

Indumadhab was born to Radhagobinda Mallick in Guptipara village under Kalna police station in Burdwan district of Bengal on 4 December 1869. His family was related to the Mallick family of Bhowanipore in Kolkata. He is the father of poet Upendra Mallick and grandfather of actor Ranjit Mallick. In 1891, Indumadhab completed his masters in philosophy. In 1892, he did masters in physics. He became a bachelor of law in 1894.

Indumadhab started his career as a lecturer in Bangabasi College in 1897. There he taught logic, philosophy, physics and chemistry. In 1898, he completed his masters in botany from Bangabasi College. A year later, he completed his masters in zoology and physiology. He left Bangabasi College in 1900. Then he started practice as a lawyer.

Between 1904 and 1905, Indumadhab traveled to Imperial China. The exact date of his travel is not known. According to researcher Narayan Sen, Indumadhab set out for China in February 1904 and his travel coincided with the Russo-Japanese War. Indumadhab sailed from Kolkata to Yangon in British Burma. From Yangon he sailed to Penang and from there to Port Klang in British Malaya. Then he proceeded to Singapore and from there to Hong Kong. His final destination was Xiamen. In his accounts, he described the daily life and social customs of the Chinese people in great detail.

In 1908, Indumadhab became an M.D. from University of Calcutta. He pioneered the autovaccine method of inoculation in India. He spent tireless effort in spreading the awareness on hygiene, health and diet in the society. He was also sympathetic to the nationalist cause. While testing the Alipore bomb in Deoghar, Ullaskar Dutta was critically injured. He was privately treated by Dr. Indumadhab Mallick.