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Radha Gobinda Kar
Born
Radha Gobinda Kar

(1852-08-23)23 August 1852
Died19 December 1918(1918-12-19) (aged 68)
Calcutta, India
NationalityBritish Indian
Alma materCalcutta Medical College
University of Edinburgh
OccupationPhysician

Radha Gobinda Kar (রাধাগোবিন্দ কর) (23 August 1852 – 19 December 1918) was a physician and philanthropist of Bengal.

Family

Radha Gobinda was born on 23 August 1852 at Santragachhi, West Bengal. His father, Durgadas Kar, was a physician.[2]

Education

After passing the entrance examination from Hindu School, Radha Gobinda was admitted to Calcutta Medical College to study medicine, but left one year. In 1880, he was again admitted at the Calcutta Medical College (then under the University of Calcutta) where he studied for the next three years. He received his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1883.[2][3]

Calcutta Medical School

In order to provide a facility not associated with the British raj, Kar and numerous other doctors founded the Calcutta School of Medicine on 18 October 1886. The school changed its name to the Calcutta Medical School in August 1887, and it became The Calcutta Medical School and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal after amalgamating with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal in 1904.[4]

In 1916, it was renamed Belgachhia Medical College,.[4][5]

In 1918, a society named as "Medical Education Society of Bengal" was formed for the better management of the Institution. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. On 12 May 1948, after the demise of Radha Gobinda Kar, the College was renamed as R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.[6]

References

  1. Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary), (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 464
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chikitsabijnaner Itihas - Unish Satake Banglay Paschatya Sikshar Prabhab by Binay Bhushan Roy, 1st Edition
  3. Masik Basumati, 1335 Bengali year, Chaitra, 7 (2), pp. 973–983.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital,History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
  5. Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Batch 1982-1987 Archived 13 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine,History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
  6. Mitra, Dr. Sovan (8 October 2011). "History of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital". Retrieved 7 September 2015.