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R G Kar Medical College and Hospital

It was the last half of the 19th Centaury and the spirit of 'Nationalism' soar high the people of India . The medical fraternity was equally charged with the fervor of 'Nationalism.'. In 1886, Dr.Radha Gobinda .Kar returned from U.K and convened a meeting on 18th October, to establish a Medical School separate from the official institutions under the British rulers. It was attended by the stalwarts like Dr. Mahendranath Benerjee , Dr Akshoy Kumar Dutta, Dr Bipin Behari Moitra, Dr.M.l.De , Dr. B.G.Banerjee, Dr.Kunda Bhattachayra and many others.

Thus in the same year, Calcutta Medical School came into existence. Later, it merged with another nationalist organization' College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal ' and the Belgachia Medical College ' came into being in 1916. it was inaugurated by the then Governor of Bengal Lord Carmichael with its first batch of 48 students.

After the demise of Dr.Radh Govinda Kar , the College was named after him. The Ex-students' Association was formed in 1932 and the first Re-union took place under the presidency of Prafulla Bhusan Basu          


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R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is one of the oldest medical college and tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal in India.

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R G Kar Medical College and Hospital

1, Kshudiram Bose , Sarani, Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700004

Phone: + 91- 33- 2555-7656
Phone: + 91- 33- 2555-7675
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