DOCTOR’S DAY: JULY-1
The Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 all over India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and died at the age of 80 on his birthday in the year 1962 . Dr Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4th, 1961.
The B.C. Roy National Award was instituted in 1976 for work in the area of medicine, politics, science, philosophy, literature and arts. The Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Library and Reading Room for Children in the Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, was opened in 1967
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