Ashtavaidya E.T. Divakaran Mooss
Ashtavaidya Divakaran Mooss is chairman and Chief Physician at Ashtavaidyan Thaikkattu Mooss, Aatma Ayurvedic Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India and Chief Consulting Physician at Keraleeya Ayurveda Samajam Shoranur, and at PNNM Ayurveda Medical College.
He began his traditional Gurukula Sanskrit lessons at the age of six under Acharaya Kerala Varma and M.V.Krishna Varier. He started his career at the age of 22, after a preparatory period of 8 years under Vayaskara N.S. Mooss and P.T. Narayanan Mooss.
He was honoured with the title Rajavaidya – which means the royal physician – from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1997. For the successful completion of the assigned projects Ashtavaidyan Mooss used to travel widely in USA, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He received many awards such as Vaidyashtreshta from Bharateeya Ayurveda Paramparya Vaidya Federation, Ayurveda Puraskaram from Guruvayur Samhita Trust etc.