| VAIDYARATNAM
THRIPRANGODE MOOSS But Lord Hardinge, as Viceroy of India was too busy with
Thaikkatt Mooss |
| VAIDYARATNAM
THRIPRANGODE MOOSS But Lord Hardinge, as Viceroy of India was too busy with
Thaikkatt Mooss |
Ayurveda survived all that. Today at least, as a last resort, which presently
is the curse to Ayurveda in the contemporary "Modern" world,
some would give it a try. In 1911, The Chief Justice of British High
Court in Bombay, Sir Basil Scot due
to his chronic illness, pain and suffering and also due to the fact
that all the modern medicines having failed in giving him relief, thought
of trying Ayurveda. He wanted the best Ayurveda physician in India.
The Madras Governor advised him to consult the Zamorin. Message was
communicated to Samajam by the Zamorin. Thriprangode Parameswaran Mooss
was the Chief physician of Samajam at that time. Thriprangode Parameswaran
Mooss was a traditional Physician with a great 
ancestoral history in Ayurveda. Being the Chief Physician,
Mooss had to think twice as his absence for so many days should not
upset the patients in Samajam Hospital. And with half mind Mooss went
to Bombay to examine Sir Basil Scot. To the surprise of everyone, including
Mooss, the disease was diagnosed and cured in matter of few days. This
relief was attributed to the belief of Hindu religious Miracle, but
Mooss could convince him of the Wisdom of the sages. He also
explained
that the knowledge which the Modern Medicine propagates is only an atom
in the massive wisdom of Ayurveda. Astonished by the Mooss’s wisdom
he requested the then Viceroy, Lord Charles Hardinge to honour Mooss
with the highest recognition Vaidyaratnam, a certificate of Merit coined
only at that juncture. This was in 1911.
the shifting of the Capital of India from Calcutta to New Delhi. The
Supreme Court of India was also in Calcutta. The shifting of Capital
and other offices was for the preparation of the Crowning of the New
King, King George V which was to be held in Delhi in December 1911.
Even during this busy time the Viceroy found time to honour Triprangode
Parameswaran Mooss with the first ever Vaidyaratnam, the certificate
of recognition for the meritorious services rendered to humanity.
1924. He was working with Samajam as their Physician. His family, the Eledath Thaikkattu Mooss family of Thaikkattussery, Thrissur, is one of the most prominent among the Ashtavaidyas. His individual contribution to the medical field is highly appreciated. 
own, in 1915 called the Arya Vaidya Sala. Samajam being a charitable organization had its limitations to individual likes and choices. Arya
Vaidya Sala soon picked up with the trend and became a very popular organization. With a modern out look and practical application to Medicines the word Arya Vaidya Sala has become an International Institute.