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The 1st day of the month of July is observed as Doctor’s day in India. It is to honor the legendary physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (Dr. B C Roy) who was born on July 1st and passed away too on this date. After completing his initial medical graduation from Calcutta, he went on to obtain the MRCP and FRCS degrees in London before returning to India in 1911. He was a skilled doctor, a renowned educationist as well as a freedom fighter who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Civil Disobedience Movement. He subsequentlywentontobecomethe2nd ChiefMinister of West Bengal and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1961 as recognition of his all-around contributions. The Government of India declared July 1 as the Doctor’s day in 1991 as a mark of respect to Dr. Roy.