Resting place Ollur, Thrissur Parent(s) E. T. Narayanan Mooss Awards Padma Shri Spouse(s) Devaki Antharjanam Died 1997, Ollur | Occupation Physician, Business Name Eledath Neelakandan Nationality Indian Website [1] Residence Ollur | |
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Born 1904 Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India Children Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss | ||
Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss or E.T.Neelakandan Mooss (1904-1997) was an Ayurvedic physician and the founder of Vaidyaratnam Group.
Life sketch
After Gurukula schooling in childhood and later at Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon Memorial Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, he learned Ashtanga Hridayam from Kuttancheri Valiya Aaryan Moose and Manu Moose. He then joined his father Ashtavaidyan E. T. Narayana Mooss at the family clinic. In 1954, Neelakandan Mooss founded the Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala and saw the establishment growing to an include Vaidyaratnam Nursing Home, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College and Ayurvedic Research Centre. His son, Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss, a recipient of Padmabhushan, succeeded him at the establishment.
Government of India honoured him with prestigious national award Padma Shri in 1992.