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 Bharatha in Shoranur. Since then, the establishment is popularly known as “ Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam, Shoranur”.

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. Today, Former President of India, H.E. Shri. KR Narayanan is the lead 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) and (3) to promote and preserve Ayurveda.