Gangadhar Sen Roy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bengali Ayurvedic doctor (1798–1885) Gangadhar Sen Roy (1798 – 1885) was a Bengali Ayurvedic doctor, poet and Sanskrit scholar. Sen Roy was born to Bhabani Prasad Sen Roy in 1798 in Magura, the then Jessore District British India.[citation needed] He studied Ayurveda Shastra from Kabiraj Ramakanta Sen in Rajshahi.[1] He went to Kolkata from Magura then came to Saidabad, near Berhampore in 1836 and settled there. He became popular as legendary physician of Murshidabad. He was also the family physician of local zamindars and Nawab family of Murshidabad.[2] He received Kaviraj and Kaviratna title.[3] Literary works Sen Roy wrote poems and plays in Sanskrit. His book Jalpakalpataru is a work on ancient Charak Samhita.[4] Sen Roy wrote almost 80 books on Ayurveda, Tantra, Sanskrit Grammar, Astrology and Philosophy.[1] They include:[5] Kavyaprava Lokalokapurusiya Durgobadhkabya Rajvijay Taravatisayangvara Pramadbhavjani Mugdhabodhamahavrth Taittiriyopanisadvrtti Harsadaya Tattvavidyakara References 1 2 Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 125. ISBN 81-85626-65-0. ↑ "Biography". Retrieved May 5, 2018. ↑ Eliot Freidson, Judith Lorber (12 July 2017). Medical Professionals and the Organization of Knowledge. ISBN 9781351506229. Retrieved May 5, 2018. ↑ "Bibliography" (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2018. ↑ "লেখক:গঙ্গাধর সেন রায়". উইকিসংকলন. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Authority control databases InternationalVIAFWorldCatNationalUnited StatesNetherlands Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
