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in carrying out the first human dissection in modern India and Asia. Having passed his final examination on 2 February 1839 he was appointed by the
Honourable East India Company as medical officer in one of the north-western towns but as he was inclined towards independent practice, he refused the
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The first ancestor of the 'Gooptu's' who came and settled down in
Calcutta was Ramaram Goswami and became the one in charge of the temple of Madan Mohan. His son, Laksminarayan, who was also learned, continued to be in charge of the temple after his father's demise. Laxminarayan had two son's
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doctor. The business grew rapidly in succeeding years and in 1871 D. Gooptu became the sole proprietor of the company carrying it on until 1882, when he died, leaving the business in the hands of his three sons who continued the business until 1913, when the second son Mr R C Gooptu died. The
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In 1840 the first indent of Messrs. D. Gooptu & Co. was written by Sir
William Brook O'Shaughnessy the then professor of chemistry at the Medical College. The firm owned the first known dispensary of English drugs in India which was started by a
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and following his dream, he wanted to create an idol out of the image which he dreamt, and thus set forth to create the
Astadhatu (eight metals) figure of the deity through a particular ritual known as the
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British also helped him to export his products to Africa and the business was transacted at 369, Upper Chitpore Road and 13, Esplanade Row East, Calcutta.
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who introduced him to other well-to-do families in
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trained in the science of western medicine. He founded Messrs. D. Gooptu and Co. at the age of twenty-two and turned it into one of the most successful business enterprises in
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had a dispensary of traditional
Ayurvedic medicine at 13, Esplanade Road and entrusted Dr Gooptu to practice from there. He soon became family physician to Prince
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