Sheikh Din Mohammad, born in Patna, introduced the West to the traditional Indian Champi massage nearly 250 years ago, taking an ancient healing practice from India’s streets to the royal circles of London. #🥵मार्च की तपिश ने तोड़ा रिकॉर्ड🌦️

Sheikh Din Mohammad of India who introduced Champi to the West
Sheikh Din Mohammad, a Patna native, pioneered the introduction of Champi, a traditional Indian head-body massage, to the West. Despite the multi-billion-dollar global industry of therapeutic messaging products today, the man behind it all remains unknown in his birth country. Born in 1759 in Patna's Diwan Mohalla, Din Mohammad was raised by a British officer, Captain Evan Baker, after his father's death. He learned surgical skills and discipline in the army before moving to Ireland with Baker. There, he adapted to the local culture, fell in love with a local girl named Jane Daly, converted to Christianity, and changed his name to Sake Dean Mahomed. He then began writing and published the first book in English by an Indian,

