Raghavan Thirumulpad

Vaidyabhooshanam K Raghavan Thirumulpad is a legendary Ayurvedic scholar and physician hailing from Kerala, the southern state of India. He was born on 20 June, 1920 at Chingoli, Alappuzha District of Kerala.

He studied Sanskrit, Tharkam (Indian Philosophy), Jyothisham (Indian astrology) and Vyakarana (Grammar) from different teachers.

Later he studied Ayurveda under Shri. P.Vasudevan Nambisan and passed the graduation exam called Vaidyabhooshanam. From a very young age he was attracted by Gandhian thought and living and started using and propagating Khadi (the hand-woven cotton fabric which once symbolised Indian nationalism).

He was very much influenced by Ruskin's concept of 'Unto the Last' and tried to implement this in his day-to-day practise of medicine. This was a shift in the trend of ayurvedic practise prevailed all over India those days. He gave more stress in the life-style modifications in the treatment and the least importance was gives to medicine. Maximum stress was given on the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of diseases. He propagated a style which highlighted wholesome food, sound sleep, moderated sex, and optimal exercise as the four pillars on which a healthy life is built. Thirumulpad taught a number of young ayurvedic graduates to practise ayurveda in a more logical scientific but simple style. He resides at Chalakudy.