Paresh Lal Roy
Indian boxer (1898-1979)
- Born
- 20 December 1898, Barishal
- Died
- 30 December 1979, Kolkata
- Citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
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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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.