National Doctor’s Day

“The second God in our lives.”

Every year,July 1 is observ d as National Doctor’s Day in the memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, who had his birth and death anniversary on the same day.

The day, commemorated by Indian Medical Association (IMA), is dedicated to all the doctor’s and healthcare workers who have been serving people by risking their lives. Dr.Roy , former Chief Minister of Bengal, was known for his selfless service.

Dr. Roy was born on July 1,1882, and passed away on July 1,1962. Since 1991, National Doctor’s Day, also called Doctor’s Day has been celebrated across the nation every year. This day is celebrated on different dates across the world.

“This world has become a better and healthier place to live in with doctors bringing the joy of health and goodness to our lives. Happy Doctor’s Day.”

“Medicines cure diseases, but only doctors can cure patients.” – Carl Jung

Dr. Roy played a great role in establishing medical institutions like Jadavpur TB Hospital, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan for women and children, Victoria Institution (college). He was also referred to as the first medical consultant in the subcontinent of Indian and was more successful and dedicated than his contemporaries in several fields, mentioned British Medical Journal.

For his outstanding contributions, he was also awarded the Bharat Ratna, on February 4,1961. National Doctor’s Day is observed to acknowledge the role doctors play in saving numerous lives.

Amid the pandemic, the role of frontline workers has been even more emphasised. Cheers to the spirit and dedicated of our frontline workers who immensely contributed in the hour of crisis.

From the starting of the pandemic, the doctors and all the other frontline workers are doing their duty 24×7 just to save people. During this, many doctors died too but still they tried to save the patients till their last breath.