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Boxing · India

Paresh Lal Roy

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.

Profile details

Born
20 Dec 1898
Birthplace
Barishal
Country
India
Sport
Boxing
Discipline
Combat
Category
Men
Status
Active

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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.

Biography adapted from Paresh Lal Roy on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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