Dr.Mridul Poonthottam

About Dr.Mridul Poonthottam

Dr. Mridul belongs to ‘Poonthottam Mana’, which has a long and legendary history and reputation in dance, literature, painting and folk arts. The talent of late has sprouted in the direction of Ayurveda.

Mridul’s grandfather is late Sri. Poonthottam Mana, Sankara Narayanan Namboothiri, a well-known teacher of Sanskrit, scholar and author. His father Late- Sri. P.M.S Chandramohan has maintained and enhanced the reputation. He was a polyglot and handled well several languages including Kannada. He has authored several Malayalam books dealing with Sanskrit, Tantra, Yoga etc. Translation of many books to English and Malayalam from different languages has also fascinated him.

The boy grew up in an atmosphere of experimentation and growth of Ayurveda in its present-day incarnation at Poonthottam Ayurvedasram which interested him greatly. This Asram was founded in 1989 by his uncle and guru Dr. P.M.S Raveendranath (an outstanding disciple of Vaidyamadham Valiya Narayanan Nambootiri). Mridul was witnessing the results of Ayurvedic treatment at the Asram and exhibited a keen desire to join the experiment learning basic principles of Ayurveda on his own and decided to pursue his passion by acquiring a proper medical qualification subsequently by professional studies.

It began in the year 2004 when he joined the Ayurvedic College at Koppa in Karnataka. Subsequent to Medical graduation in 2009, he started his clinical practice under Dr. P.M.S Raveendranath in Poonthottam Ayurvedasram. It led to a proficiency in general practice and special skills in performing all Panchakarma treatments. His dedication and determination enabled him to build a strong foundation in Ayurveda.

By 2010 July he moved to Ullannoor Mana for acquiring skills in Visha Vaidyam(Toxicology) which interested him very much from the famous Vimala Antharjanam, renowned in Toxicology in Ayurveda and also to learn Ashtanga Hridayam in detail from her son Bhrahmadattan Namboothiri. He had the fortune to be a part of the Gurukula Sampradaayam prevailing in the Mana, where the disciple stays with the teachers and learns from Gurus.

In 2011 he moved to Sunetri Ayurvedasram , Trissur to obtain more knowledge in ophthalmology (Netra chikitsa) in Ayurveda under Dr. Prasad(Founder of Sunteri Ayurvedasram,Mathikkunnu,Trissure)and his wife Dr. Sheniya. Mridul was a Resident Medical Officer there for 1 year.

In 2013, he earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Yoga from Annamalai University and began incorporating yoga into his practice, teaching and guiding patients through personalized yoga sessions.

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