Paresh Lal Roy

Indian boxer (1898-1979) Date Of Birth : 1898-12-20T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1979-12-30T00:00:00Z

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.
His grandson is the Indian journalist and founder of the NDTV television network, Prannoy Roy.

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