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{{Short description|Indian physician and philanthropist (1852–1918)}} | |||
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| birth_name = Radha Gobinda Kar | | birth_name = Radha Gobinda Kar | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1852|08|23|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1852|08|23|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Santragachi]], [[Howrah District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref>''Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary)'', (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 464</ref> | | birth_place = [[Santragachi]], [[Howrah District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref>''Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary)'', (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 464.</ref> | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1918|12|19|1850|08|23|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1918|12|19|1850|08|23|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], | | death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]]|[[University of Edinburgh]]}} | |||
| alma_mater = [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]] | |||
| occupation = [[Physician]] | | occupation = [[Physician]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Radha Gobinda Kar''' ( | '''Radha Gobinda Kar''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: রাধাগোবিন্দ কর; 23 August 1852 – 19 December 1918) was an Indian [[physician]] and philanthropist. [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]] is named after him. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
After passing the entrance examination from [[Hindu School]], Radha Gobinda | After passing the entrance examination from [[Hindu School]], Radha Gobinda enrolled in [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]] to study medicine for the next 5 years within which he took a year-long sabbatical in 1979. He received his medical degree from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1883.<ref name="Chikitsabijnaner Itihas"/><ref name="Masik Basumati">Masik Basumati, 1335 Bengali year, Chaitra, 7 (2), pp. 973–983.</ref> | ||
== Early Practice == | |||
After finishing his studies, he returned to Calcutta to start his practice. Initially, he would see poor patients for free. His practice became established and people started coming from villages and far-flung areas to get treated by him. | |||
Kar observed his classmates faltering due to a language problem and this inspired him to translate and write medical books in the Bengali language. His first book was 'Bhishabandhu'. Published in 1871. He wrote several books and notable among them are 'Concise Physiology', 'Rogi Paricharchyya', 'Vishaka Suhrid', 'Plague', 'Illustration and Brief Theory of Gynecology', 'Brief Infant and Child Medicine', 'Brief Physiology', and 'Kaviraj Doctor News'.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Radha Govinda Kar: The Renaissance Man of Betore |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/radha-govinda-kar-renaissance-man-of-betore |access-date=22 August 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052434/https://www.getbengal.com/details/radha-govinda-kar-renaissance-man-of-betore |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
His friends, patients and fraternity requested him to start a college where he could share his knowledge and treat patients. Moreover, the fight for freedom was intensifying: it added to the reasons to start a medical school in Calcutta, with Bengal clearly distancing itself from the Central British Raj and looking to set its own independent identity, it gave him the conviction to build a school with a modern outlook.<ref name=":0">Account of Dr. Subodh Sanyal, GP from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, shared by relative Piyu Dutta</ref> | |||
==Calcutta Medical School== | ==Calcutta Medical School== | ||
In order to provide a facility not associated with the [[British | The vision to build a medical school with modern scientific knowledge was compelling and became his life goal. But, there came the problem. He was a man of limited means. No family wealth could support an audacious goal like this. He needed to buy a piece of land, construct and start a hospital. He requested his friends to loan him money. That was not proving to be enough. | ||
He would stand outside the weddings taking place in Calcutta, where he could meet a number of well-to-do people. He would pitch his vision to the guests and request them to invest/give him some money. This is how he collected some seed funding. Seeing his determination, some of his doctor friends joined him in the mission.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
In order to provide a facility not associated with the [[British Raj]], Kar, Dr. Mahendranath Banerjee, Dr. Akshoy Kumar Dutta, Dr Bipin Behari Moitra, Dr. M.L. De, Dr. B. G. Banerjee, Dr. Kunda Bhattacharya and numerous other doctors founded the Calcutta School of Medicine on 18 October 1886.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="History" /> It was the first private medical college in Asia, established to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Radha Gobinda Kar, just that name |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/life/radha-gobinda-kar-just-that-name-moving-backwards-to-19th-century-feels-like-progress-for-rg-kar-hospital/cid/2041729}}</ref> 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.<ref name="History" /> [[Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Sciences & Research|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]], who later became the Chief Minister of [[West Bengal]], was a Professor there. | |||
In 1916, it was renamed Belgachhia Medical College,.<ref name="History">[http://www.rgkarmedicalcollege.org/history.html Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital] | In 1916, it was renamed Belgachhia Medical College,.<ref name="History">[http://www.rgkarmedicalcollege.org/history.html Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131205/http://rgkarmedicalcollege.org/history.html |date=1 November 2013 }},''History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital''</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140713203940/http://medicos82rgkmc.org/ourcollege.html Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Batch 1982-1987]}},''History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital''</ref> | ||
In 1918, a society named as "Medical Education Society of Bengal" was formed for the better management of the Institution. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari <ref name="Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sp-sarbadhikari/mode/2up|title = Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari|date = | In 1918, a society named as "Medical Education Society of Bengal" was formed for the better management of the Institution. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari <ref name="Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari">{{Cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/ia-sp-sarbadhikari/mode/2up?view=theater|title= Lt. Colonel Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari|date = 25 August 2023}}</ref> was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. On 12 May 1918, after the demise of Shri Radha Gobinda Kar, the college was renamed as [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sovanrgkmch.blogspot.com/2011/10/r-g-kar-medical-college-hospital.html?view=flipcard | title=History of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital | first=Dr. Sovan | last=Mitra | date=8 October 2011 | accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Radha Gobinda Kar (Bengali: রাধাগোবিন্দ কর; 23 August 1852 – 19 December 1918) was an Indian physician and philanthropist. R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal is named after him.
Family[edit | edit source]
Radha Gobinda was born on 23 August 1852 at Santragachhi, West Bengal. His father, Durgadas Kar, was a physician.[2]
Education[edit | edit source]
After passing the entrance examination from Hindu School, Radha Gobinda enrolled in Calcutta Medical College to study medicine for the next 5 years within which he took a year-long sabbatical in 1979. He received his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1883.[2][3]
Early Practice[edit | edit source]
After finishing his studies, he returned to Calcutta to start his practice. Initially, he would see poor patients for free. His practice became established and people started coming from villages and far-flung areas to get treated by him.
Kar observed his classmates faltering due to a language problem and this inspired him to translate and write medical books in the Bengali language. His first book was 'Bhishabandhu'. Published in 1871. He wrote several books and notable among them are 'Concise Physiology', 'Rogi Paricharchyya', 'Vishaka Suhrid', 'Plague', 'Illustration and Brief Theory of Gynecology', 'Brief Infant and Child Medicine', 'Brief Physiology', and 'Kaviraj Doctor News'.[4]
His friends, patients and fraternity requested him to start a college where he could share his knowledge and treat patients. Moreover, the fight for freedom was intensifying: it added to the reasons to start a medical school in Calcutta, with Bengal clearly distancing itself from the Central British Raj and looking to set its own independent identity, it gave him the conviction to build a school with a modern outlook.[5]
Calcutta Medical School[edit | edit source]
The vision to build a medical school with modern scientific knowledge was compelling and became his life goal. But, there came the problem. He was a man of limited means. No family wealth could support an audacious goal like this. He needed to buy a piece of land, construct and start a hospital. He requested his friends to loan him money. That was not proving to be enough.
He would stand outside the weddings taking place in Calcutta, where he could meet a number of well-to-do people. He would pitch his vision to the guests and request them to invest/give him some money. This is how he collected some seed funding. Seeing his determination, some of his doctor friends joined him in the mission.[5]
In order to provide a facility not associated with the British Raj, Kar, Dr. Mahendranath Banerjee, Dr. Akshoy Kumar Dutta, Dr Bipin Behari Moitra, Dr. M.L. De, Dr. B. G. Banerjee, Dr. Kunda Bhattacharya and numerous other doctors founded the Calcutta School of Medicine on 18 October 1886.[4][6] It was the first private medical college in Asia, established to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services.[7] 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.[6] Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, who later became the Chief Minister of West Bengal, was a Professor there.
In 1916, it was renamed Belgachhia Medical College,.[6][8]
In 1918, a society named as "Medical Education Society of Bengal" was formed for the better management of the Institution. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari [9] was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. On 12 May 1918, after the demise of Shri Radha Gobinda Kar, the college was renamed as R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary), (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 464.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chikitsabijnaner Itihas - Unish Satake Banglay Paschatya Sikshar Prabhab by Binay Bhushan Roy, 1st Edition
- ↑ Masik Basumati, 1335 Bengali year, Chaitra, 7 (2), pp. 973–983.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Radha Govinda Kar: The Renaissance Man of Betore". Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Account of Dr. Subodh Sanyal, GP from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, shared by relative Piyu Dutta
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Archived 1 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine,History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
- ↑ "Radha Gobinda Kar, just that name".
- ↑ Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Batch 1982-1987[usurped],History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
- ↑ "Lt. Colonel Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari". 25 August 2023.
- ↑ Mitra, Dr. Sovan (8 October 2011). "History of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital". Retrieved 7 September 2015.