Kaviraj Jamini Bhusan Roy: The man who led the Ayurveda renaissance in Bengal

Kaviraj Jamini Bhusan Roy is an eminent Ayurveda scholar and philanthropist from Bengal. Roy demonstrated academic excellence, graduating high school at 14 years of age. Despite earning a gold medal in Western medicine in 1905, he embraced Ayurveda, establishing a successful practice in Kolkata. His significant contributions include prolific writings on Ayurveda and the establishment of the Ashtanga Ayurveda College and Hospital in 1916 at Kolkata, presently known as J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, one of the earliest institutions of Ayurveda in Bengal. Roy played a crucial role in modernizing the manufacturing of Ayurveda medicines by adopting standardized manufacturing practices. His indomitable spirit and passion for philanthropy are evident in setting up medical care dispensaries across the state and institutions such as J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital. The study is an attempt to meticulously document his life and accomplishments, marking his contribution to the history of contemporary Ayurveda.