Dr. B. C. Roy Award | |
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National award for contributions to science | |
Awarded for | Medical science award |
Sponsored by | Medical Council of India |
Reward(s) |
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First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 2018 |
Highlights | |
First winner | Sandip Mukerjee |
Website | Medical Council of India |
Dr. B. C. Roy Award was instituted in 1962 in memory of Bidhan Chandra Roy by Medical Council of India. The Award is given annually in each of the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy, Eminent person in Science and Eminent person in Arts. [1] It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors' Day. It was first awarded in 1973 to Sandip Mukerjee, FRCS, of Willingdon Hospital (now Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital), New Delhi, by V. V. Giri, the then President of India.0000
Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP, FRCS; (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter and politician who served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. Bidhan Roy is often considered the Maker of Modern West Bengal [2] due to his key role in the founding of several institutions and five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashokenagar and Habra. He is one of the few people in history to have obtained F.R.C.S. and M.R.C.P. degrees simultaneously. In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on 4 February 1961, India's highest civilian honour. [3]
Category | Year started | Total recipients | First recipient |
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Biological Sciences | Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan | ||
Chemical Sciences | Tuticorin Raghavachari Govindachari | ||
Earth, Atmosphere Ocean and Planetary Sciences | Kshitindramohan Naha | ||
Engineering Sciences | Homi Nusserwanji Sethna | ||
Mathematical Sciences | Komaravolu Chandrasekharan | ||
Medical Sciences | Ram Behari Arora | ||
Physical Sciences | Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan |
Gender | Number |
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Male | 519
|
Female | 16
|
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1960 | Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan | Tamil Nadu | Plant pathology |
1961 | Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu | Genetics |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1960 | T. R. Govindachari | Tamil Nadu | Bioorganic chemistry |
1961 | Asima Chatterjee | West Bengal | Phytomedicine |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1972 | Kshitindramohan Naha | West Bengal | Precambrian geology |
1976 | Mihir Kumar Bose | West Bengal | Igneous petrology |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1960 | Homi Nusserwanji Sethna | Maharashtra | Chemical Engineering |
1962 | Man Mohan Suri | Punjab | Suri-Transmission |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1959 | K. S. Chandrasekharan | Andhra Pradesh | Number theory |
1959 | Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao | Karnataka | Cramér–Rao bound |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1961 | Ram Behari Arora | Rajasthan | Cardiovascular pharmacology |
1963 | Bal Krishan Anand | Uttar Pradesh | Neurophysiology |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
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1958 | Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan | Tamil Nadu | Raman scattering |
1960 | M. G. K. Menon | Kerala | Particle physics |
Category:Lists of Indian award winners Category:Indian awards Category:Medical Council of India Category:Medicine awards
Dr. B. C. Roy Award | |
---|---|
National award for contributions to science | |
Awarded for | Medical science award |
Sponsored by | Medical Council of India |
Reward(s) |
|
First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 2018 |
Highlights | |
First winner | Sandip Mukerjee |
Website | Medical Council of India |
Dr. B. C. Roy Award was instituted in 1962 in memory of Bidhan Chandra Roy by Medical Council of India. The Award is given annually in each of the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy, Eminent person in Science and Eminent person in Arts. [1] It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors' Day. It was first awarded in 1973 to Sandip Mukerjee, FRCS, of Willingdon Hospital (now Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital), New Delhi, by V. V. Giri, the then President of India.0000
Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP, FRCS; (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter and politician who served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. Bidhan Roy is often considered the Maker of Modern West Bengal [2] due to his key role in the founding of several institutions and five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashokenagar and Habra. He is one of the few people in history to have obtained F.R.C.S. and M.R.C.P. degrees simultaneously. In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on 4 February 1961, India's highest civilian honour. [3]
Category | Year started | Total recipients | First recipient |
---|---|---|---|
Biological Sciences | Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan | ||
Chemical Sciences | Tuticorin Raghavachari Govindachari | ||
Earth, Atmosphere Ocean and Planetary Sciences | Kshitindramohan Naha | ||
Engineering Sciences | Homi Nusserwanji Sethna | ||
Mathematical Sciences | Komaravolu Chandrasekharan | ||
Medical Sciences | Ram Behari Arora | ||
Physical Sciences | Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan |
Gender | Number |
---|---|
Male | 519
|
Female | 16
|
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan | Tamil Nadu | Plant pathology |
1961 | Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu | Genetics |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | T. R. Govindachari | Tamil Nadu | Bioorganic chemistry |
1961 | Asima Chatterjee | West Bengal | Phytomedicine |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1972 | Kshitindramohan Naha | West Bengal | Precambrian geology |
1976 | Mihir Kumar Bose | West Bengal | Igneous petrology |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | Homi Nusserwanji Sethna | Maharashtra | Chemical Engineering |
1962 | Man Mohan Suri | Punjab | Suri-Transmission |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1959 | K. S. Chandrasekharan | Andhra Pradesh | Number theory |
1959 | Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao | Karnataka | Cramér–Rao bound |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | Ram Behari Arora | Rajasthan | Cardiovascular pharmacology |
1963 | Bal Krishan Anand | Uttar Pradesh | Neurophysiology |
Year | Recipient | Place | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|
1958 | Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan | Tamil Nadu | Raman scattering |
1960 | M. G. K. Menon | Kerala | Particle physics |
Category:Lists of Indian award winners Category:Indian awards Category:Medical Council of India Category:Medicine awards