India celebrates July 1 as 'National Doctor's Day' commemorating the iconic and internationally renowned medical practitioner, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who served as a physician, a freedom fighter, an educationist and a politician.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/remembering-dr-bidhan-chandra-roy-why-india-celebrates-national-doctors-day-on-july-1/articleshow/76722525.cms