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History
Established a hundred years before, the Keraleeya
Ayurveda Samajam is a singular organization in preserving
and promoting the principles and practices of Ayurvedic
Medicine, internationally. Running on charitable
lines with no profit - no loss motto, the Samajam
today is engaged in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Dispensaries,
Teaching & Training programmes, Research &
Development activities, Cultivation of medicinal
plants & Manufacture of herbal medicines, Ayurveda
Therapeutics and Rejuvenation Practices, Panchakarma
& related therapies, and most importantly in
Preventive Health Care concepts. Branched out to
7 centers including to the Andamans, the Samajam
caters to the needs of a large population from different
parts of India and abroad.
Beyond commercialization and competition, Samajam
still remains on ethical lines in Medical Practice.
A hundred years before two princely states in Kerala,
the Kochi and the Malabar were always at enmity
and the bone of their contention was the loss of
the 'Perumpadappu Swaroopam' of Kochi to the Zamorins
of Malabar. They never met in peace but in war;
and, a historic exception was made once when they
met, not to discuss any princely or royal matters
but to create an organization to serve the public
on health related matters and, thus formed the Keraleeya
Ayurveda Samajam.
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Zamorin
of Calicut |
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Maharaja
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In
1902, the first ever congress of the Samajam was convened
at Chalappuram in Kozhikode. The first annual meeting
witnessed the presence of the Manavikrama Ettan Raja,
the Zamorin of Calicut and the Ramavarma Appan
Thampuran, the 6th Prince, the Kunjunnithampuran of
the Kochi State. The assemblage also included the
presence of stalwarts like Kochunni Thampuran, Kavalappara
Mooppil Nair, Chirakkal Ramavarma Ilaya Raja, K.C.
Veerarayan Raja, Kollankottu Raja, Vasudeva Raja,
Kuroor Damodaran Namboodirippad, Thriprangod Parameswaran
Mooss, Rao Bahadhur M.C. Krishna Varma Raja,
Vengayil Kunji Raman Nair and P.S. Warrier. The first
ever administrative body of the Samajam was formed
thus with Sri. K.R. Padmanabha Iyer becoming its first
Secretary. And, at this first annual meeting, the
name “Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam” was
introduced, 55 years before the State of Kerala was
formed.
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Trust Formation
In 1913, the Samajam was registered as a Charitable
Trust. The first administrative body of the Samajam
decided to open a treatment centre as a hospital
and nursing home institution in Cheruthuruthy, the
central and border point between the two princely
states of Kochi and Malabar. The first ever Hospital
(Kidathi Chikitsa Kendram) in Ayurveda thus came
into existence in a land area of 2.44 acres donated
by the Kochi Royal palace under Rama Varma Appan
Thampuran. And, the hospital structure was later
to house the Central Research Institute on Panchakarma,
of Government of India, Cheruthuruthy, on the southern
banks of the River Nila, popularly known as Bharatha
puzha.
In 1941 Samajam was shifted to the northern banks of the river Bharathapuzha in Shoranur. Since then, the
establishment is popularly known as “Keraleeya
Ayurveda Samajam, Shoranur”.
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Samajam is centrally controlled from its Head Quarters
in Shoranur, in the Palakkad district of Kerala.
Having had the privileged
service of great personalities including Shri. PS
Varier who later set up Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala
in the year of 1915, Samajam had eminent personalities
like Former Prime Minister Shri. Gulsarilal Nanda,
Governors like Shri. R. Prakasam and Shri. Subbarayan,
Former Chief Minister Kamaraj Nadar, Former Union
Minister Shri C. Subramaniam,famous Classical Musician
Chembai Vaidya Natha Bhagavathar, Mahakavi Vallathol
etc. in the member's list in its early days. Samajam
today has an array of similar familiar persons like
Padmavibhooshan Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer who whole
heartedly support this non profitable venture. Former
President of India, H.E.Shri. KR Narayanan was the
led Patron of Samajam.
With the blessings and wishes of all these prominent
persons Samajam still is in the forefront of Pure
Ayurveda untouched by the modern market economy.
The Samajam has ever been guided by its founding principles;
that are to
(1) provide treatments and medicines to the economically
poor, free of cost.
(2) to educate students by establishing teaching &
training institute (Ayurveda Patanalayam)
(3) to promote and preserve Ayurveda.
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Centers
Samajam earlier had centers in Royapetta (Chennai)
George Town (Chennai) Salem, Madhura, Coimbatore and
Gudoor (Andrapradesh). Except for the Royapetta centre in Chennai, the rest were terminated owing to operational difficulties.
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The Chennai center is the oldest centre that the Samajam has, started about 60 years before and the Bangalore centre is the youngest centre. Besides, the Samajam has centers in Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Thiruvanthapuram and in Andaman-Nicobar islands.
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Facilities |
Physicians |
Panel Visit |
Andamans |
Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam,
Pongy Kyaung Road,
Near Tamil Sangam,
Port Blair, Andamans.
Phone : +91 3192 244445
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Treatment Rooms : 2
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Residential Physician:
Dr.Smitha Khan BAMS |
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Calicut |
Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam ,
Madhavan Nair Road,
Pushpa Theater Jn.,
Chalapuram,
Kozhikode,
Kerala.
Phone : +91 (495) 230 6717,
230 4478
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Treatment Rooms : 2
Double Rooms : 3
Single Room : 1 |
Residential Physician :
Dr. C. Satheeshkumar BAMS
Dr. Prajna Mahesh M.D.
Dr. Deepak BAMS |
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Chennai |
Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam,
301, Lloyd’s Road, Royapettah, Chennai. Tamil Nadu.
Phone : +91 (442) 813 2361,
813 0874 |
Treatment Rooms : 2 |
Residential Physician : Dr. V. Ajimon BAMS |
Panel Visit :
4th Saturday and Sunday |
Cochin |
Keraleeya Ayurveda
Samajam, Carrier Station Road, Near South Railway
Station, Cochin-682 016. Phone : +91 (484) 237 5251,
237 5603 |
Treatment Rooms : 2
Double Rooms : 4 |
Residential Physician : Dr. Geetha
G. Menon BAMS
Consulting Physician : Dr. V. Jayakumar BAMS |
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Bangalore |
Sri Sharada Ayurveda
Kendra,
9- 1st Cross, Shankara Puram,
Banasavadi, Bangalore 560 004
Phone: (080) 4150 5151/ 4120 3426 |
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Residential Physician : Dr.James Chacko M.D |
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Palakkad |
Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam,
Manjakkulam, Palakkad.Kerala.
Phone : +91 (491) 250 0528,
250 0569
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Treatment Rooms : 3
Double Rooms : 8 |
Residential Physician :
Dr. Balakrishnan BAMS
Consulting Physician: Dr. George Joseph BAMS
Dr.Jini BAMS |
Panel Visit:1st saturday |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Keralaeeya Ayurveda Samajam,
Jagathy, Thiruvanthapuram,Kerala.
Phone : +91 (471) 233 8145, 232 0906 Fax : +91 (471)
232 1810
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Treatment Rooms : 4
Double Rooms : 10 |
Residential Physician :
Dr. Minimala, BAMS
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Panel Visit :
2nd Friday
Special Visit:
2nd and 4th Saturday : Dr.K.Rajagopalan MBBS, DAM, FAIM |
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The guiding personalities
The first ever board of Directors entrusted the responsibility
of running the establishment to Ramavarma Appan Thampuran
as the Managing Director (later to call as President)
and Shri. Padmanabha Iyer as the Secretary.
Subsequently, personalities like Shri. A.V. Govinda
Menon, Shri. V.V. Rama Iyer, Shri. P.B. Kurup, Advocate
Shri. M.K..Raja, Dr. K.P.N. Menon and Brahmashri Poomulli
Neelakandan Namboodirippad guided Samajam.
Today, the Board of Directors of Keraleeya Ayurveda
Samajam, a charitable society, is headed by Padmashri.
Dr. K. Rajagopalan as its President and Shri. M. Muraleedharan
as its Secretary supported by a 9 member board of
directors, elected by its members for a 5 year term.
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As regards to its professional strength, Samajam has
ever been fortunate to have the services of the members
of the legendary Ashtavaidya families. It also attracted
the presence of learned physicians of exceptional
skills. A pioneering step by way of setting up the
first ever Chikitsa yogam (panel of physicians) started
soon after the inception of Samajam saw the presence
of 4 Ashtavaidyas, 4 eminent Ayurvedic physicians
and 2 modern medical practitioners.
The first ever panel was chaired by the illustrious
physician, Shri. Thriprangod Parameswaran Mooss who
was at a time requested by the then Madras Governor
to treat the Chief Justice of the British High Court
in Bombay, Sir Basil Scott. Shri Mooss was subsequently
honored by the British government in India by awarding
him the first ever Vaidya Ratna in 1911, by Lord Charles
Hardinge, the then British Viceroy in India, the honorary
title coveted by many in later years.
Ashtavaidya families of Chirattamon, Alathiyoor, Thaikkatt,
Pulamanthol and eminent physicians like Vaidyamatom
Valiya Narayanan Namboodiri, Thirunavaya Mooss, Kuttancherry
Mooss and the like served the Samajam to glory and
new heights.
Samajam still have the presence of physicians of singular
talents like Ashtavaidyan Alathiyoor Nambi, Ashtavaidyan
Thaikkatt E.T. Divakaran Mooss, Vaidya Kalanidhi Prof.
K. Sreedharan Nair, Padmashri. Dr. K. Rajagopalan,
Dr. K. Sankaran MD (Ay) (Former Director - Ayurveda
Medical Education), Dr. KP Muralidharan (Former Pricipal
- Ayurveda College Coimbatore) and Dr. TV Menon (
Former Asst. Director - CRI).
As part of its public awareness Campaign especially
among the Rural population, Samajam organises Ayurveda
Insight Missions. While free check up and medical
advice is given and medicines to the deserving, Samajam
stresses on the agrarian population to grow more herbs
by making them aware of the sustainable, ecological
and cultural importance of Ayurveda in the contemporary
world and also its vast market potential with herbs
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Dr.
K. Rajagopalan
President |
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M.
Muraleedharan
Secretary |
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Today
OLD SCHOOL, NEW GRAMMAR
is the approach Samajam has taken recently as part
of their moral and social duty to reach and teach
the public. The idea is to give modern facility along
with traditional Ayurvedic Treatment, rejuvenating
or therapeutic.
If in 1902, Samajam was formed to extend a helping
hand to the general public of the services of great
physicians by bringing the people to the medical centre,
doing away with the feudal system of the Physician
visiting the patient that too only the rich due to
shortage of time, Samajam now moves a step forward
by going to the patient, rather going to every patient
on cyber. Thus as envisaged by the founders, Samajam
now goes GLOBALLY LOCAL, with consultation available
on line 24 hours.
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The legacy
Commercialization has never been in the minds of the
Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam, it shall never be, too.
Like the lone banyan tree standing on the scorching
sun on the side of the long stretch of road to comfort
the weary traveler, the Samajam stands to comfort
the sick and weak, with the strength gained out of
the 5000 years old heritage wisdom of India, the Ayurveda
of mankind.
Competition has never been in the minds of the Keraleeya
Ayurveda Samajam, it shall never been too. Like the
rain cloud that
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showers over the dry-parched land to spring life on
earth, the Samajam stands well high in the sky to
shower all its knowledge and experience to all who
are in need. There is no bias. There is no ulterior
motives. And, there is nothing that won't be above
board.
The standard and the methodology of Samajam, be it
on conducting treatments or imparting knowledge, be
it on preparing medicines or treating a disease, be
it on introducing innovative programmes or undertaking
research activities, are adopted by many and being
constantly compared by many more.
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