Mahendralal Sarkar

Mahendralal Sarkar
Born2 November 1833
Paikpara village, Howrah district, India
Died23 February 1904 (aged 70)
Calcutta, India
Occupation(s)Physician, academic
SpouseRajkumari
Mahendralal Sarkar
A commemorative postage stamp on Mahendra Lal Sircar issued on 02nd November 2009 by Department of Posts, Government of India.
TypeCommemorative
Country of issueINDIA
Date of issue02nd November 2009
Face valueINR 05.00

Mahendralal Sarkar CIE (other spellings: মহেন্দ্রলাল সরকার, Mahendra Lal Sarkar, Mahendralal Sircar; 2 November 1833 – 23 February 1904) was a Bengali medical doctor (MD), the second MD graduated from the Calcutta Medical College, social reformer, and propagator of scientific studies in nineteenth-century India. He was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.