Kottayam: Famous Ayurveda practitioner Dr. PK Warrior (100) passed away. It ended on Saturday afternoon. He celebrated his 100th birthday on June 8. The country honored him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan. PK Warrier was a doctor who proclaimed that Ayurveda is not just a medical prescription but a tradition.
Pannyampilly Krishnankutty Warrior was born on June 5, 1921, in a middle-class family in the village of Kottaykal in Malappuram district. He was born the son of Sreedharan Namboothiri and Pannyampally Kunhivarasyar. He completed his high school education at Kottakal Rajas High School.
He completed his medical studies at Vaidyaratnam PS Warrier Ayurveda College. This institution is known as the Arya Medical School. In 1942 he became fascinated with the freedom struggle and became a part of it. His autobiography ‘Smritiparvam’ won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
He has authored other books, such as ‘Padamudrakal’, a collection of articles and speeches. He became a member of several academic councils. He has twice served as the President of the All India Ayurvedic Congress. He is also the Project Officer for the Center for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR).
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010. In 1987 he received the Doctor of Medicine Award from Copenhagen.
The late Madhavikutty K.Warrier who was a poet is his wife. Dr. K. Balachandra Warrier, K. Vijayan Warrier (late), and Subhadra Ramachandran are his children.
