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Ayyathan Janaki Ammal

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Dr. Ayyathan Janaki Ammal
Born
Ayyathan Janaki

1878
Thalassery, British India
Died1945
Madras, Madras Presidency
Resting placeSanthi Gardens, Ayathan Family Cemetery, Calicut
NationalityIndian
Alma materMadras Medical College
Occupation(s)Doctor, Surgeon, Medical school lecturer
Known forFirst Female Doctor of Kerala & Malabar, First Malayali Lady Doctor& Surgeon, First Female doctor from Thiyya community.
Parents
  • Ayathan Chandhan (father)
  • Kallatt Chirutha Ammal (mother)
RelativesDr. Ayyathan Gopalan
FamilyAyathan family
AwardsBest Doctor Award (from British Government)

Dr. Ayyathan Janaki Ammal (1878–1945) was the first female doctor in Kerala[1][2][3][4] [5] during British rule in India. She was also the first female doctor from the Thiyya community and also hailed with the title as the first Malayali lady doctor and surgeon. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and the sister to Ayyathan Gopalan.[16][17][18][19] a social reformer of Kerala, the founder of the Sugunavardhini movement (1900), Depressed Classes Mission (1909)[20] and the leader and propagandist of Brahmo Samaj[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] in Kerala.[28][29]

Biography

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She was born into "Ayathan" family (aristocratic Thiyya family of Malabar) at Telicherry, the daughter of Ayyathan Chandhan and Kallatt Chiruthammal.

She studied at the Telicherry Elementary School, Mission High School and moved to convent school, Calicut in 1897. She then joined Madras Medical College[30] in 1902 on scholarship and passed the LMP examination[31] (sub assistant surgeon) in 1907 with the highest rank and with honors. That same year she joined government service at Chenkelpet government hospital where her career started as an assistant surgeon and physician. She came back to Calicut to work at the Lepre Asylum in 1910 where she worked for years before leaving back to Madras where she joined the Trichy government hospital.

Janaki Ammal was service-oriented and was a social activist. She had worked with the Sugunavardhini movement[32][33][34] to uplift women and people from the downtrodden sections of society. Along with her brother Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan, she conducted free medical camps while working at Calicut together with Kallat Kausallya Ammal(wife of Dr.Gopalan) and Dr.Alummoottil Mandhakinibai (Ayathan Gopalan's daughter-in-law)

Janaki Ammal is considered a pioneer in fighting for women's rights in the Sugunavardhini movement.[35][36][37][38]

She died in 1945.[39]

Bibliography

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  • "Appan oru ormapusthakam" (Malayalam), author Ayathan Alok.
  • "Darsar, The untold story of an unsung hero" (English) written by Ayathan Alok.
  • Kerala Charithram vol2 by P.S. Velayudhan
  • Ente ammayude ormadaykk (1901) Biography of Kallat Chiruthammal, written by DR.Ayathan Gopalan.
  • M.S.Nair, Manasu enna Daivam
  • C.K.Moosath, The role of Kelappan in harijan activities
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  • Maharshi Vaghbhatananda Gurudevar, by Swami Brahmavrithan
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  • Kurup (1988), p. 94
  • Mithavadi paper (1917)
  • Kurup, K. K. N. (September 1988). "Peasantry and the Anti-Imperialist Struggles in Kerala". Social Scientist. 16 (9): 35–45. doi:10.2307/3517171. JSTOR 3517171.
  • Biography of Brahmanada Sivayogi written by K Bheeman Nair Asathyathil ninnu sathyathilekku(അസത്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് സത്യത്തിലേക്ക്)
  • Biography of Brahmananda Swami Sivayogy by A K Nair
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  • Journal of Indian history, University of Kerela Press, 2001 p270

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