Paresh Lal Roy

Paresh Lal Roy
পরেশলাল রায়
Statue of P L Roy
Born(1893-12-20)20 December 1893
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died30 December 1979(1979-12-30) (aged 86)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Known forOrganizing and popularizing boxing in India
ParentPeary Lal Roy
RelativesPrannoy Roy (grandson)

Paresh Lal Roy (Bengali: পরেশলাল রায়) (20 December 1893 – 30 December 1979) was an Indian amateur boxer, credited with popularising the sport among Indians. He is known as the Father of Indian Boxing.

Among his descendants include: his granddaughter, Indian journalist and writer, Arundhati Roy and his grandson, the Indian journalist and founder of the NDTV television network, Prannoy Roy.

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