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Arya
Vaidya
Sala,
popularly
known
as Kottakkal
Arya
Vaidya
Sala,
is
a
healthcare
centre
located
in Kottakkal,
in
the
Indian
state
of Kerala,
known
for
its
heritage
and
expertise
in
the
Indian
traditional
medicine
system
of Ayurveda
Vaidyaratnam
P.
S.
Warrier,
a
renowned
scholar
and
academician
in
whose
honour
the
Government
of
India
have
issued
a
postage
stamp,
founded
Arya
Vaidya
Sala
in
1902,at
Kottakkal,
a
small
town
in
Malappuram
district,
in
the
Indian
state
of
Kerala,
where
he
hailed
from.
It
began
as
a
small
clinic
for
outpatient
treatment
and
sale
of
ayurvedic
medicines.Fifteen
years
later,
Warrier
established
the
Arya
Vaidya
Patasala
(school
of
ayurvedic
medicine),
in
the
town
of
Kozhikode
teaching
under
the
Gurukula
method.The
school
was
shifted
later
to
Kottakkal
and
has
transformed
itself
into
a
Medical
College,
Vaidyaratnam
P.
S.
Varier
Ayurveda
College,
affiliated
to
the
University
of
Calicut.Since
1944,
when
Warrier
died,
the
clinic
has
been
managed
by
the,
Kottakkal
Charitable
Trust
as
per
the
provisions
of
his
Will
and
testament.Warrier
was
conferred
the
title
of
Vaidyaratnam
(jewel
among
physicians)
by
the
Government
of
British
India
in
1933.
After
the
death
of
P.
S.
Warrier,
his
nephew,
P.
Madhava
Warrier
(P.
M.
Warrier)
took
over
the
position
as
the
Chief
Physician
and
became
the
first
Managing
Trustee
of
the
charitable
trust
in
1944.
He
is
reported
to
have
modernized
the
institution
and
initiated
many
efforts
for
the
growth
of
the
institution.Madhava
Warrier
died
in
an
air
crash
in
1953and
the
next
head
of
the
institution
was
his
youngest
brother,
P.
K.
Warrier,
a
renowned
physician
and
the
winner
of
the
civilian
award,
Padma
Shri,
who
is
the
incumbent
Managing
Trustee
and
the
Chief
Physician.
His
duties
are
shared
by
P.
M.
Warrier
who
is
the
Chief
Superintendent
of
the
institution.
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