Rajagopalan Krishnan Vaidyan (17 November 1932 – 10 January 2015) was an Indian ayurvedic practitioner from the Indian state of Kerala and the president of the Association of Ayurvedic Physicians of Kerala.[1][2][self-published source?]
Rajagopalan Krishnan | |
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Born | |
Died | 10 January 2015 | (aged 82)
Other names | K Rajagopalan |
Occupation | Ayurvedic practitioner |
Years active | 1961 - 2014 |
Parent(s) | M. P. Krishnan Vaidyan Kalyanikutty Amma |
Awards | Padma Shri Brihatrayee Ratna Vaidya Vachaspati |
He was born in a family of traditional physicians to M. P. Krishnan Vaidyan and P. Kalyanikutty Amma, both practitioners of Ayurveda, and is a graduate of modern medicine (MBBS) and Ayurvedic medicine (DAM), which he passed with first rank from the Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram.[3] Krishnan, who started his career at his family clinic and later worked at the Panchakarma Clinic in Cheruthuruthi, maintained his practice at his clinic in Kollam.[3]
He was associated with many healthcare institutions in Kerala such as
He is a recipient of Bhrihatrayee Ratna (1977) and Vaidya Vachaspati awards and has received the Fellowship from the Government of India.[3]
He was honored by the Government of India, again in 2003, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[5]