Indumadhab Mallick

Indumadhab Mallick (; 4 December 18698 May 1917) was a Bengali polymath philosopher, physicist, botanist, lawyer, physician, entrepreneur, collector, traveler, writer and social reformer. He is best known for inventing the ICMIC cooker and turning it into a commercial success.

Early life Indumadhab was born to Radhagobinda Mallick of Baidya family at Guptipara village in the Hooghly district of Bengal on 4 December 1869. His family was related to the Mallick family of Bhowanipore in Kolkata. He is the father of poet Upendra Mallick and grandfather of actor Ranjit Mallick. In 1891, Indumadhab completed his master's degree in philosophy. In 1892, he did masters in physics. He became a bachelor of law in 1894. The exact date of his travel is not known. According to researcher Narayan Sen, Indumadhab set out for China in February 1904 and his travel coincided with the Russo-Japanese War. Indumadhab sailed from Kolkata to Yangon in British Burma. From Yangon he sailed to Penang and from there to Port Klang in British Malaya.

In 1910, Indumadhab invented the steam cooker which became popular as ICMIC cooker. The compact arrangement and portability made it popular among bachelors and during trips where kitchen was not available. The idea of ICMIC cooker came to him by seeing the way food is cooked in the kitchens of Jagannath Temple.

Publications Indumadhab wrote two books on his travels to China and Britain. Chin Bhraman (1906) Bilat Bhraman