Question = Who is known as 'Father of Indian Boxing’?
Answer = Paresh Lal Roy (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. He is grand father of Prannoy Roy, an Indian journalist and media personality (Co-founder and executive co-chairperson of NDTV). Paresh Lal Roy's younger brother Indra Lal Roy was the first Indian Ace, the first Indian pilot of Royal Flying Corp during World War I.
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