Radha Gobinda Kar

Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar  was an eminent physician and philanthropist of Bengal. Radha Gobinda was born on 23 August 1852 at Santragachhi, West Bengal. His father, Durgadas Kar, was a physician. After passing the entrance examination from Hare School, Radha Gobinda was admitted to Calcutta Medical College to study medicine, but left one year.

In 1880, he was again admitted at the Calcutta Medical College (then under the University of Calcutta) where he studied for the next three years. He received his medical degree from Edinburgh University in 1883.