Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu

Author

1813 – 1882

78

Who was Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu?

Vaikathu Paramesvara Sivadvija, popularly known as Vaikath Pachu Moothathu, was a versatile scholar of erstwhile princely state of Travancore. A scholar of Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Malayalam and history, pioneered in writing the first autobiography in Malayalam, established the first institution for learning the traditional Indian medicine, which developed to Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvanathapuram in the later era. He was a well known Ayurveda Physician, Poet, Astrologer and writer.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1813
Vaikom
Died
1882

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/vaikkath_pachu_moothathu>.

Discuss this Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net