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<div>{{Short description|Ayurvedic scholar and practitioner (1920–2010)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
|name=Raghavan Thirumulpad<br />
|image=Raghavan Thirumulpad.jpg<br />
|caption = Raghavan Thirumulpad in 2007<br />
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|occupation=Ayurvedic scholar<br />
|birth_date =20 May 1920<br />
|birth_place =[[Chingoli]], [[Alappuzha District]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
|death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2010|11|21|1920|5|20}}<br />
|death_place=[[Chalakudy]], India<br />
|spouse=Visalakshi Thamburatty<br />
}}<br />
Vaidyabhooshanam K. '''Raghavan Thirumulpad''' (20 May 1920 – 21 November 2010) was an [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] scholar and practitioner.<ref>{{cite news<br />
|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/114698/ayurvedic-exponent-raghavan-thirumulpad-dies.html<br />
|newspaper=Deccan Herald<br />
|date=21 November 2010<br />
|title=Ayurvedic exponent Raghavan Thirumulpad dies in Kerala<br />
|access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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Thirumulpad studied [[Sanskrit]], Tharkam (Indian philosophy), ''[[Jyothisham]]'' (Indian astrology) and ''Vyakarana'' (grammar) under various teachers. Later he studied Ayurveda under P. Vasudevan Nambisan and passed the graduation exam called ''Vaidyabhooshanam''. From a young age he was attracted by [[Gandhi]]an thought and living and began using and propagating ''[[Khadi]]'' (the hand-woven cotton fabric which once symbolised Indian nationalism).<br />
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Raghavan Thirumulpad was influenced by [[John Ruskin|Ruskin]]'s essay, [[Unto This Last]], and tried to implement its ethos in his day-to-day practice of medicine. This was a shift in the trend of ayurvedic practice that prevailed all over India in that time. He gave more stress to life-style modifications in his treatment and the least importance was given to medicine. Maximum stress was laid on the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of diseases. He promoted a style highlighting wholesome food, sound sleep, moderated sex and optimal exercise. Thirumulpad taught a number of young ayurvedic graduates to practise ayurveda in a more logical scientific but simple style. He resided at [[Chalakudy]].<br />
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V.K.R.T. Foundation, consisting of his students, celebrated his 90th birthday on 23 May 2010, at Chalakudy as "Navathi Pranamam", nine of his books were released.<br />
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On 25 January 2011, the Ayurveda Acharyan was posthumously awarded [[Padma Bhushan]], two months after his death.<ref>{{cite news<br />
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|archive-date=2011-01-30<br />
|title=Padma Bhushan<br />
|access-date=2011-01-26<br />
| location=Chennai, India<br />
|work=[[The Hindu]]<br />
|date=2011-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-132583.html<br />
|title=Medicine Padma winners|website=New Kerala<br />
|access-date=2011-01-26}}</ref><br />
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Chalakudy Municipality commemorated the second anniversary of his death with a meeting at the Merchants Association hall, Chalakudy, Kerala, India on 21 November 2012. A special award was given to Dr. M. Prasad, for his contributions for propagating the ideologies of K. Raghavan Thirumulpad.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Raghavan Thirumulpad 2019 stamp of India.jpg |thumb|upright=1.2|Raghavan Thirumulpad on a 2019 stamp of India]]<br />
Sri. Thirumulpad was married to Visalakshi Thampuratty, and has four sons Dr. Murali, Mukundan, Murari, Ravivarma and a daughter Dr. Muthulakshmy<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/19/stories/2009041954720500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422154508/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/19/stories/2009041954720500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 April 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Sahitya Akademi awards announced | date=19 April 2009}}</ref> who is a Sanskrit Professor, writer and currently the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Kalady and is a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for translation for 2008. His wife predeceased him in January 2009.{{Citation needed|date= April 2022}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}<br />
{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:1920 births]]<br />
[[Category:2010 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine]]<br />
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian educators]]<br />
[[Category:Scholars from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:People from Chalakudy]]<br />
[[Category:Ayurvedacharyas from Kerala]]<br />
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== Related Links==<br />
http://www.thirumulpad.com/</div>2001:4490:4C15:2E8D:A8E6:C216:8AFB:4AF