Radha Gobinda Kar (Bengali: রাধাগোবিন্দ কর; 23 August 1852 – 19 December 1918) was an Indian Bengali physician and philanthropist.

Family

Radha Gobinda was born on 23 August 1852 at

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. His father, Durgadas Kar, was a physician.Chikitsabijnaner Itihas - Unish Satake Banglay Paschatya Sikshar Prabhab by Binay Bhushan Roy, 1st Edition

Education

After passing the entrance examination from

Hindu School Hindu School is a state government-administered school in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest modern educational institution in Asia (then known as ''Hindu College''). The institution played a key role during Bengal R ...

, Radha Gobinda was admitted to

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to study medicine, but left one year. In 1880, he was again admitted at the

(then under the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...

) where he studied for the next three years. He received his medical degree from the

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in 1883.Masik Basumati, 1335 Bengali year, Chaitra, 7 (2), pp. 973–983.

Calcutta Medical School

In order to provide a facility not associated with the

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, Kar and numerous other doctors founded the Calcutta School of Medicine on 18 October 1886. 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. In 1916, it was renamed Belgachhia Medical College,.Official website of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
''History of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital In 1918, a society named as "Medical Education Society of Bengal" was formed for the better management of the Institution. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari was the first President of the institution, and Kar was its first Secretary. On 12 May 1918, after the demise of Radha Gobinda Kar, the College was renamed as

R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a government owned medical college and hospital in Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency (Swaraj) in medical education and services in the coloni ...

References

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