Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
The birth place of renowned scientist and chemist Acharaya Prafulla Chandra Roy (PC Roy) is now in vulnerable condition. The building where this eminent scientist had first seen the sunlight of the world has dilapidated, but no step for the renovation has taken yet.
The birth place, located at village Raruly in Paikgachha upazila of Khulna district, has allegedly turns into the safe haven for the drug addicts and spiders, anti social activities have also been occurred in this building. There is nobody (Neither Police nor local administration) to see that the drug addicts have been using this place without any hesitation and the spiders have been making their nests at different places in the dilapidated building, local people alleged.
Sources said, Zemindar Horish Chandra Roy, father of this famous scientist built the house in 1850 at Raruli village in Paikgachha upazila as their homestead. PC Roy was born in this house on August 2, 1861.Up to the age of nine, Prafulla Chandra studied in a school in his village. In 1870 his family migrated to Calcutta and Roy and his elder brother were admitted to Hare School. In 1874, while Ray was in the fourth standard, he suffered from a severe attack of dysentery, which hampered his health throughout his life.
156th birth anniversary of PC Roy was observed on August 2,2017.In 1879 he passed the Entrance Examination and took admission into the Metropolitan Institution.Ray attended lectures on physics and chemistry in the Presidency College as an external student. Here he was specially attracted by the chemistry courses of professor Alexander Pedler. While studying for his BA examination, he applied for and was awarded in 1882 one of the two Gilchrist Prize Scholarships after an all-India competitive examination. Without completing the course for his degree, Prafulla Chandra proceeded to Britain and enrolled in the BSc program of Edinburgh University . He also developed a strong interest in history and read books like Rousselet’s L’Inde des Lanoye’s L Inde Lanoye’s contemporaine, Revue dex deux moneds.
He also read Fawcett’s book on political economy and Essays on Indian Finance. After obtaining his BSc degree He was awarded the Hope Prize which allowed him to work on his research for a further period of one year after completion of his doctorate. His thesis title was “Conjugated Sulphates of the Copper-magnesium Group: A Study of Isomorphism Mixtures and Molecular Combinations”. While a student he was elected Vice-President of Edinburgh University Chemical Society in 1888. In 1896, he published a paper on preparation of a new stable chemical compound: mercurial nitrite. This work made way for a large number of investigative papers on nitrites and hyponitrites of different metals, and on nitrites of ammonia and organic amines. He started a new Indian School of Chemistry in 1924.
In 1923, Northern Bengal suffered a flood which made millions of people homeless and hungry. Prafulla Chandra organized Bengal Relief Committee, which collected nearly 2.5 million rupees in cash and kind and distributed it in the affected area in an organized manner.He donated money regularly towards welfare of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Brahmo Girls’ School and Indian Chemical Society. In 1922, he donated money to establish Nagarjuna Prize to be awarded for the best work in chemistry. In 1937, another award, named after Ashutosh Mukherjee, to be awarded for the best work in zoology or botany, was established from his donation.
He earned his D.Sc. at Edinburgh University in 1887. In 1908 the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree. He received an honorary D.Sc. degree from Durham University in 1912, and another from Dacca University (now Dhaka University) in 1936. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1911. He was an honorary fellow of the Chemical Society and Deutsche Academy, Munich. He was awarded a knighthood in 1917. He was president of the 1920 session of the Indian Science Congress. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) honored his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe.He remained a bachelor throughout his life who took active participation in politics. His family, in particular, his father Harish Chandra Roy, was strongly associated with Brahmo Samaj.
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Prafulla Chandra College, Acharya Prafulla Chandra High School For Boys, and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic in Kolkata commemorate his name, as does the Government P. C. College in Bagerhat, Khulna division, Bangladesh, and the Roy-Dutt twist.
This renowned scientist died on June 16 in 1944 at Kolkata in India.
On August 2, 2017, his 156th birth anniversary was observed.
Analysts think, the building where the eminent scientist-chemist was born should be under the administration and observation of the Archaeology Department of Bangladesh.
The birth place of renowned scientist and chemist Acharaya Prafulla Chandra Roy (PC Roy) is now in vulnerable condition. The building where this eminent scientist had first seen the sunlight of the world has dilapidated, but no step for the renovation has taken yet.
The birth place, located at village Raruly in Paikgachha upazila of Khulna district, has allegedly turns into the safe haven for the drug addicts and spiders, anti social activities have also been occurred in this building. There is nobody (Neither Police nor local administration) to see that the drug addicts have been using this place without any hesitation and the spiders have been making their nests at different places in the dilapidated building, local people alleged.
Sources said, Zemindar Horish Chandra Roy, father of this famous scientist built the house in 1850 at Raruli village in Paikgachha upazila as their homestead. PC Roy was born in this house on August 2, 1861.Up to the age of nine, Prafulla Chandra studied in a school in his village. In 1870 his family migrated to Calcutta and Roy and his elder brother were admitted to Hare School. In 1874, while Ray was in the fourth standard, he suffered from a severe attack of dysentery, which hampered his health throughout his life.
156th birth anniversary of PC Roy was observed on August 2,2017.In 1879 he passed the Entrance Examination and took admission into the Metropolitan Institution.Ray attended lectures on physics and chemistry in the Presidency College as an external student. Here he was specially attracted by the chemistry courses of professor Alexander Pedler. While studying for his BA examination, he applied for and was awarded in 1882 one of the two Gilchrist Prize Scholarships after an all-India competitive examination. Without completing the course for his degree, Prafulla Chandra proceeded to Britain and enrolled in the BSc program of Edinburgh University . He also developed a strong interest in history and read books like Rousselet’s L’Inde des Lanoye’s L Inde Lanoye’s contemporaine, Revue dex deux moneds.
He also read Fawcett’s book on political economy and Essays on Indian Finance. After obtaining his BSc degree He was awarded the Hope Prize which allowed him to work on his research for a further period of one year after completion of his doctorate. His thesis title was “Conjugated Sulphates of the Copper-magnesium Group: A Study of Isomorphism Mixtures and Molecular Combinations”. While a student he was elected Vice-President of Edinburgh University Chemical Society in 1888. In 1896, he published a paper on preparation of a new stable chemical compound: mercurial nitrite. This work made way for a large number of investigative papers on nitrites and hyponitrites of different metals, and on nitrites of ammonia and organic amines. He started a new Indian School of Chemistry in 1924.
In 1923, Northern Bengal suffered a flood which made millions of people homeless and hungry. Prafulla Chandra organized Bengal Relief Committee, which collected nearly 2.5 million rupees in cash and kind and distributed it in the affected area in an organized manner.He donated money regularly towards welfare of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Brahmo Girls’ School and Indian Chemical Society. In 1922, he donated money to establish Nagarjuna Prize to be awarded for the best work in chemistry. In 1937, another award, named after Ashutosh Mukherjee, to be awarded for the best work in zoology or botany, was established from his donation.
He earned his D.Sc. at Edinburgh University in 1887. In 1908 the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree. He received an honorary D.Sc. degree from Durham University in 1912, and another from Dacca University (now Dhaka University) in 1936. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1911. He was an honorary fellow of the Chemical Society and Deutsche Academy, Munich. He was awarded a knighthood in 1917. He was president of the 1920 session of the Indian Science Congress. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) honored his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe.He remained a bachelor throughout his life who took active participation in politics. His family, in particular, his father Harish Chandra Roy, was strongly associated with Brahmo Samaj.
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Prafulla Chandra College, Acharya Prafulla Chandra High School For Boys, and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic in Kolkata commemorate his name, as does the Government P. C. College in Bagerhat, Khulna division, Bangladesh, and the Roy-Dutt twist.
This renowned scientist died on June 16 in 1944 at Kolkata in India.
On August 2, 2017, his 156th birth anniversary was observed.
Analysts think, the building where the eminent scientist-chemist was born should be under the administration and observation of the Archaeology Department of Bangladesh.
