A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s23.5

v3.c44.s23.5

Bharatamallika was a son of Gaurāṅgamallika²¹ and descended from the family of Vaidya Harihara Khān.²² He belonged to the village Piṇḍira in the Hūglī district.²³ His forefathers lived in Śrīkhaṇḍa in the Bardvān division. Bharatamallika opened a school at Bhatrigrāma on the Ganges and taught a large number of students. His son was called Rāmacandramallika.²⁴ Bharatamallika was patronized by king Pratāpanārāyaṇa²⁵ of Bhūriśreṣṭha, who reigned in the second half of the seventeenth century.²⁶