India celebrates National Doctors' Day every year on July 1 to honour the contributions of doctors and healthcare professionals. The date is dedicated to the memory of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of India's most respected physicians, freedom fighters, educators and statesmen.
What makes his life story particularly remarkable is that he was born on July 1, 1882, and passed away exactly 80 years later on July 1, 1962. In recognition of his immense contribution to medicine and nation-building, India observes National Doctors' Day on his birth and death anniversary.
