A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c22.42

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Gaṅgādhara was born in a village called Yaśohara 205 or Māgurā, 206 in the district of Jessore, now in Bangla Desh, in the year 1798 207 or 1799. 208 His parents were Bhavānīprasād Roy and Abhayā Devī. After having become proficient in Sanskrit at the age of eighteen, he studied āyurveda under the guidance of Rāmakānta Sena in Belgharia, in the district of Rājśāhī. He started practice in Calcutta, but, due to ill health, moved to Murśidābād, 209 where he became a very renowned physician, 210 who, due to his extensive learning, was called sarvaśāstrajña. 211