This was in reply to to Gandhiji’s refusal to take medicine as it was not made in India in page=94
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No Gandhiji....I could not treat all patients free. I came to Bombay not to treat Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but to treat ‘him’, who, to me represents the four hundred million people of my country.
— Bidhan Chandra Roy
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "No Gandhiji....I could not treat all patients free. I came to Bombay not to treat Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but to treat ‘him’, who, to me represents the four hundred million people of my country." in the context of "This was in reply to to Gandhiji’s refusal to take medicine as it was not made in India in page=94" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bidhan Chandra Roy" (Quotes, Remembering Our Leaders: Mahadeo Govind Ranade by Pravina Bhim Sain: (1989), Remembering Our Leaders: Mahadeo Govind Ranade by Pravina Bhim Sain, pages: 84–, publisher: Children's Book Trust, ISBN: 978-81-7011-767-4)
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About Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy (July 1, 1882 – July 1, 1962), popularly known as B.C.Roy, was a noted Indian physician and a renowned freedom fighter. He served with the Indian National Congress as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for 14 years from 1948 until his death in 1962. In India, his birth anniversary is celebrated as the National Doctor's Day on July 1 every year. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, on 4 February 1961.
About Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy (July 1, 1882 – July 1, 1962), popularly known as B.C.Roy, was a noted Indian physician and a renowned freedom fighter. He served with the Indian National Congress as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for 14 years from 1948 until his death in 1962. In India, his birth anniversary is celebrated as the National Doctor's Day on July 1 every year. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, on 4 February 1961.
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