Mahesh Chandra Bhattacharya was born on 1 December 1958 at Bitghar, Comilla in Bengal Presidency during British rule in India (now in Nabinagar upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh). He was a Bengali businessperson, dealing in Homeopathic medicines. He was a Bengali businessperson, dealing in Homeopathic medicines.
1883, he came to Calcutta and founded M. Bhattacharyya & Co. in 1889 to sell homeopathy and allopathy medicines. Later, he opened branches at Comilla and Dhaka. He published four books on Homeopathic treatments in Bengali, English, and other Indian languages and wrote a biography “Atmakatha” (My Life).
In his memory with the contribution from his family firm M Bhattacharya & Co Pvt Ltd, ‘Mahesh Bhattacharya Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital’ was established in 1967 in Howrah (West Bengal). The ‘Bitghar Danbeer Mahesh Chandra Vidyapith’ at his native place in Bangladesh has been upgraded to College.
