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{{infobox person
|name =P. K. R. Warrier
|image=File:PkrWarrier.png
|image_size=150px
|birth_date=13 August 1921
|birth_place =Nellaya, Palakkad district, Kerala
|occupation=cardiothoracic surgeon, author, social activist
|death_date ={{death date and age|2011|3|26|1921|7|13}}
}}
'''P. K. Raghava Warrier''' [[Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons|FRCS]] ({{lang-ml|പി. കെ. രാഘവ വാര്യര്‍}}) (13 August 1921 – 26 March 2011<ref>[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=168724 ഡോ. പി.കെ.ആര്‍ വാര്യര്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820044453/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=168724 |date=20 August 2011 }}</ref>) was a cardiothoracic [[surgeon]], [[author]] and [[social activist]] from [[Kerala]], [[India]].

==Biography==

P. K. R. Warrier, the youngest son in his family, enrolled for medical studies at [[Madras Medical College]] during the early 1940s. As a student, he was actively involved in [[Indian Independence Movement|India's freedom struggle]]. It was during one of the freedom rallies in his student days<ref name="hinduReview">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/08/02/stories/2005080200401500.htm | title=Epitome of service | last=Bhaskar |first=B. R. P |work=The Hindu|date=2 August 2005 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> that he met his future wife, Devaki Pallam, then an apprentice of [[Gandhi]].
Dr. PKR Warrier's father was Rao Bahadur Dr. Pulakkat Krishna Warrier. His mother was Sreedevi Krishna Varier. He hails from Nellaya, Palakkad district, Kerala. His children are Mr. DK Warrier & Mrs. Anasooya Shaji.

Having completed his undergraduate education at Madras Medical College in June 1946, he worked as a demonstrator of anatomy between July 1947 and December 1948. He remained in Madras training as an unofficial house surgeon and senior house surgeon under Dr. Mohan Rao and Dr. C.P.V. Menon at the [[Government General Hospital|General Hospital]] between January 1949 and June 1950. Between June 1950 and August 1959, he worked as a Civil Assistant Surgeon in various government hospitals throughout South India including [[Coimbatore]], [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]] as well as a brief stint in [[Minicoy Island]].<ref name=bioBook/>

Warrier then moved to London to attain his [[Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons]]. After receiving the Fellowship in January 1960, he went on to receive training in cardiothoracic surgery in [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham]] until 1962.<ref name=bioBook/>

On returning to India, he joined as an assistant professor to Professor Raghavachari in the Department of Surgery at [[Trivandrum Medical College]] 1964. In 1964, Warrer established the Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery at the Medical College. He held the position of professor and head of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery when he retired in 1977. His daughter is married to national film award winner director Shaji N Karun<ref name="bioBook">{{cite book
|title=Experience and Perceptions
|author=Dr. P.K.R Warrier
|publisher=D.C. books
|isbn=81-264-0885-5
|year=2004}}</ref><ref
name="#puzhaBio">http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=1913</ref>

After formal retirement, he continued to work. He was Professor of Surgery at [[Kasturba Medical College]], Manipal until 1983, Chief of Surgery at AKG Memorial Hospital, [[Kannur]] until 1986, Surgical Consultant at Aswini Hospital, [[Thrissur]] and Semalk Hospital, Ottappalam. In 1990, Warrier retired from all professional work,<ref name=bioBook/> though he continues to be a prominent presence in the field.
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===Social activism===
Warrier maintained a close association with [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<ref name="aryaFuneral">{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/01/04/stories/2002010403370300.htm |title=Tearful homage to Arya Antharjanam |work=The Hindu |date=4 January 2002 |access-date=18 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202194540/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/01/04/stories/2002010403370300.htm |archive-date=2 February 2010 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and other prominent [[Communism|Communist]] leaders of [[Kerala]]. He was sympathetic to the early communist movement of [[Kerala]], and was opposed to government-employed doctors performing in private practise.<ref name=bioBook/> Warrier remained a renowned figure in these circles.
<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/06/stories/2003110610670300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031126153151/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/06/stories/2003110610670300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 November 2003 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=CPI(M) district unit to honour veterans | date=6 November 2003}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/18/stories/2005061816800300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185050/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/18/stories/2005061816800300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 November 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Fascist forces trying to divide tsunami victims | date=18 June 2005}}</ref>
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==Books==
Warrier has published his autobiography in both [[Malayalam]] and [[English language|English]]. The Malayalam version first appeared as a weekly series in ''[[Deshabhimani]] Weekly''. An expanded and rewritten English version of the book titled ''Experience and Perceptions'' was later released in 2004.<ref name="bioBook" />

==Awards received==
* Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Heart Care Foundation, a charitable society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grass-roots.in/tags.php/achievement+award |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117151646/http://grass-roots.in/tags.php/achievement+award |archive-date=17 November 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Dubai Art Lovers' Association Award, for his selfless contribution in the field of medicine and surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daladubai.org/dalaward.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205082751/http://www.daladubai.org/dalaward.htm |archive-date=5 December 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/18/stories/2004071804830400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816060850/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/18/stories/2004071804830400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 August 2004 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Briefly | date=18 July 2004}}</ref>
* Lifetime achievement award of the Dr. K.P. Nair Foundation.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120497200500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207170606/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120497200500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 December 2007 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Awards for O.N.V. Kurup and P.K.R. Warrier | date=4 December 2007}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian surgeons]]
[[Category:Indian medical educators]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Madras Medical College alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:Indian autobiographers]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
[[Category:Activists from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century surgeons]]

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