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Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS) is a century
old Charitable Institution engaged in the practice
and propagation of Ayurveda, the ancient health care
system of India. AVS offers classical Ayurvedic medicines
and authentic Ayurvedic treatments and therapies to
patients from all over India and abroad.
AVS was established at Kottakkal in Kerala State of
India in 1902 by the visionary physician and philanthropist,
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late Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier. Started essentially
as a village clinic, it has now grown into a multi-unit,
multi-disciplinary and multi-crore organisation. It
has operations in different areas of Ayurvedic practice.
AVS manages Ayurvedic Hospitals at Kottakkal, Delhi
and Kochi. All classical Ayurvedic medicines, therapies
and expert medical advice are available there. AVS
has two modern medicine manufacturing units, has well
equipped quality control labs, has fullfledged research
activities, publishes Ayurvedic periodicals and books,
cultivates medicinal plants and conducts educational
programmes. AVS also runs a Kathakali academy where
the classical theatre of Kathakali is taught and performed.
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The beginning
Sri P. S. Varier, scion of an illustrious family of
Kottakkal in the Malabar region of Kerala, was an
extraordinary man. He was a multi-faceted personality:
a renowned Ayurvedic scholar and academician, an able
practitioner; a successful entrepreneur, and a genuine
philanthropist... all at the same time!
Sri Varier studied Ayurveda under the classical Gurukula
system. He also acquired proficiency in the practice
of Allopathy. |
P. S. Varier started his Vaidyasala
in 1902 in this building |
In late 1902, Sri Varier founded
the Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, for the preparation of authentic
Ayurvedic medicines.
The rest is history. Today,
Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala is a name synonymous with Ayurveda.
A name that offers a new lease of life to the suffering humanity.
Recognition
In 1933, in recognition of his valuable services to humanity,
Sri P. S. Varier was conferred the distinguished title of
'Vaidyaratna' by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General
of India.
Sri
P. S. Varier
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Vaidyaratnam
Title -
Awarded to Sri P. S. Varier |
Lord
Viswambhara
(our
presiding deity)
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Sri Varier wrote text books of students of Ayurved. One of them,
Ashtangasariram, won a certificate in 1932 from the National
Organisation of Physicians.
Sri Varier's Will
Sri
Varier expired in 1944. He had executed a Will prior
to his demise, which converted his proprietary concern
into a Charitable Trust of public nature, to be run
by a Trust Board consisting of seven members who are
related to his family and the Institution.
As per the provisions of its founder's Will, Arya Vaidya
Sala functions as a Charitable Trust.
The major share of the earnings from its activities
is exclusively spent on charitable causes, in the form
of medical aid, on both OP and IP basis, to deserving
persons. This included both Ayurveda and Allopathy.
Financial support is also provided for managing an affiliated
Ayurveda college; for conducting research; for holding
seminars and training programmes, for publishing books
and periodicals; for cultivation of herbal gardens;
and for running a classical theatre academy. The remaining
funds are pooled back for the development of the institution.
No financial gain accrues to any individual or family.
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Vaidyaratnam
P. S. Varier |
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First Managing Trustee
Founder
in his will had named the members of the board
to administer Arya Vaidya Sala after his demise.
Accordingly his nephew Aryavaidyan P. Madhava
Varier became the first Managing Trustee in
1944. He was in office till he passed away in
a tragic aircrash in 1953. He initiated the
process of modernizing of Arya Vaidya Sala and
laid down the foundation for many later developments
including the nursing home. |
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Present Managing Trustee
Dr.
P. K. Warrier
Managing Trustee & Chief Physician |
Aryavaidyan
P.K. Warrier became the Managing Trustee on
the demise of his brother P.M. Varier. He is
leading Arya Vaidya Sala for more than half
a century. Dr. P.K. Warrier serves also as the
Chief Physician ably assisted by other senior
and experienced physicians. Under his leadership
Arya Vaidya Sala has grown into a multi-core,
multi-unit, organization and has been recognized
as the premier centre of Ayurveda in the country.
Arya Vaidya Sala became the destination of ailing
patients, rich and poor alike, students and
scholars from India and abroad. He made Kottakkal
the synonym of authentic ayurveda. |
P.K.
Warrier made his imprints as an able administrator,
educationist and academician and above all a physician
of international repute. Dr. Warrier is the person
most sought after in national and international conferences.
His most important works are Padamudrakal –
a collection of scientific papers and Smrtiparvam,
his autobiography.
Honours / awards
Dr. P.K. Warrier, a fellow of Academy of Indian Medicine,
is the recipient of many honours in the national and
international level.
The All India Ayurvedic conference gave him
the title of Ayurveda Maharshi in 1997.
The President of India bestowed on him the
title of ‘Padmashri’ at Rashtrapatibhavan
on 23.3.99.
Rotary Club of Calicut gave him ‘For
the Sake of Honour’ award in 1999.
The Calicut University conferred on him honorary
degree of D.Litt. on 22.05.99.
Chilla Pratibha Puraskar was presented to
him on 16.1.2000 by the Hon’ble Governor of
Tamilnadu.
The reputed Bhoopalan Singh Karki special
honour was awarded to him at a glittering function
held at Kathmandu, Nepal on 15.5.2000.
He has been nominated for ‘the pioneers
of health in 2000’ award by the SAAOL Health
and Research Foundation, New Delhi.
The Academy of Ayurveda, Vijayawada conferred
on him the ‘Millennium Gold Medal’.
He is also the recipient of the Dhanwantari
Award instituted by the Dhanwantari Foundation, Mumbai
for outstanding medical men. This was presented to
him on 4.11.2001.
Dr. Poulose Mar Gregorios Award was awarded
to him by the Rashtrapati in New Delhi on 27.11.2001.
The first Adisamman Puraskar instituted by
the Academy of Ayurvedic Doctors in India was awarded
to him in Calcutta on 29.11.2001.
The Kerala Management Association conferred
on him the Management Leadership Award for the year
2002.
Pandit Shiv Sharma Oration Award was presented
to him in Delhi on 13.2.03 by Indian Association for
the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine.
The Ernakulam Press Club honoured him by presenting
PS John Memorial Endowment Award in April
2003.
The National Association for Science and Arts
(N.A.S.A.), Thiruvananthapuram, conferred on him The
Sevanaratnam Award 2003 in June, 2003.
Patanjali Puraskaram instituted by the Ayurvedic
Medicine Manufactures Organization was presented to
him on 11.07.203.
Dr. C.P. Menon Memorial Award was awarded
to him for his book Padamudrakal on 20.09.2003.
C. Achutha Menon Award was presented to him
in Trissur by Achutha Menon Society for Human Action
on 16.08.2004 .
Jamia Hamdard Deemed University, New Delhi
conferred on him degree of D.Sc. (Honoris Cauisa)
on 14.01.2005.
Positions held
/ holding
Project Officer, Clinical Research Unit (CCRAS)
at Kottakkal.
Member, Governing Body and Executive Committee
of the Kerala Ayurvedic Studies and Research Society,
Kottakkal.
Member, Ayurveda Advisory Committee and Committee
on Drugs Control, under the Government of Kerala.
Member, Task Force on Ayurveda & Homeopathy
under the State Planning Board and Kerala Bio-diversity
Committee.
Member, Commission on WTO concerns in Agriculture
constituted by Govt. of Kerala.
Member, Kerala State Management Association,
All India Management Association, etc.
Member of the Panel of Ayurvedic and Other
Systems of Medicine, constituted by the Government
of India.
President of All India Ayurvedic Congress.
President, Kerala Ayurveda Mandalam.
Member of the Central Council of Indian Medicine,
Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha.
Pharmacopoeia Committee member.
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee under
CCRAS.
Member, Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee.
Member, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical
Advisory Board under Govt. of India.
Member of the National Academy of Ayurveda,
New Delhi.
Member, Standing Committee for Health, Sewerage
and Water Supply and Nutrition under the State Planning
Board.
Vice President of IASTAM (International Association
for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine).
Dean, Faculty of Ayurveda & Chairman,
Board of Studies in Ayurveda for the University of
Calicut twice.
Member, Travancore-Cochin Medical Council.
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Kottakkal Arya Vaidya
Sala – An Overview
Founded in 1902 by the Late Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier
at Kottakkal in Malappuram district of Kerala State.
The nearest Railway stations in TIRUR (Malappuram
Dist), on the Chennai-Mangalore railway line, at a
distance of 16 k.m.
Kozhikode is the nearest airport at a distance of
28 km.
Kottakkal is situated at a distance of about 165 km
from Kochi, 160 km from Combatore and 48 km from Calicut
(Kozhikode) by road.
A Charitable Trust of Public nature having two production
units, one at Kottakkal, Malappuram Dist and another
at Kanjikode, Palakkad district for the manufacture
of about 500 genuine ayurvedic medicines.
Our Ayurvedic Hospital
& Research Centre at Kottakkal has 160 rooms with
necessary amenities.
Provide Panchakarma and other Kerala special treatments
under the guidance of expert ayurvedic physicians.
These treatments are found effective for various ailments
like Paralysis, Arthritis, Spondylosis etc.
We also have a charitable hospital where deserving
poor patients are given both ayurvedic & allopathic
treatments, medicines, accommodation and food free
of cost.
Hospitals at other locations across the country other
than Kottakkal to provide ayurvedic treatment, to
patients from northern parts of India as well as abroad.
Branches at New Delhi,
Kolkata, Mumbai, Secunderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trivandrum,
Kottayam, Ernakulam(Kochi), Aluva, Calicut,
Kannur, Palakkad and Tirur. We also have over 900
authorised dealer network for the sale of our ayurvedic
medicines.
The Late Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier founded an Ayurveda
Pathasala in 1917 for effective propagation of the
system of Ayurveda. This Pathasala later became the
Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda College affiliated
to Calicut University. The college has Degree and
Post Graduate Degree courses in Ayurveda. Provide
financial support to the college as per the provisions
of the “WILL” of the founder.
Undertaken the task of planned cultivation of medicinal
plants in our various herbal gardens as part of a
project of conservation and sustainable use of medicinal
plants.
The Research & Development Department of the institution
is actively engaged in research work for modernization
of production and quality control of ayurvedic drugs.
An Ongoing Research Programme with CSIR-DST-IICT (Govt.
of India) is intended to evolve modern standards for
materials, processes and products.
We have a separate department for the publication
of various books on ayurveda and medicinal plants.
A Quarterly medical journal “Arya Vaidyan”
is published by us.
Our founder, the late Vaidyaratnam P.S.Varier, a connoisseur
of arts, founded a dramatic troupe which was later
converted to the famous Kathakali troupe, P.S.V. Natyasangham.
This troupe has eminent artistes who stage Kathakali
performances in India and abroad.
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