Kailash Chandra Bose

Kailash Chandra Bose was the second son of Babu Madhusudan Bose, a member of a famous Bose family of Simla, resident of Calcutta (now Kolkata) and was born on 26 December 1850. His father and members of his family were the pioneer of steamship communication on the river Hoogly, were well known in commercial circles but also distinguished for the patronage of Science and literature. After passing through school with considerable distinction Kailash Chandra entered the Calcutta Medical College from where he graduated in the University of Calcutta in 1874.

At first he entered government service as Resident Medical Officer Campbell Hospital Calcutta. But he was persuaded by a brother to leave government service and set up as a private practitioner. Within two years he had secured in Calcutta a brilliant reputation and had established a lucrative practice especially among the Marwari community. It was not long before he was recognized as the leading Indian medical practitioner in Bengal.