P K Warrier to be conferred the 2018 Karma Award

P K Warrier, veteran physician and managing trustee of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, is a name well-known among Keralites. The nonagenarian is to be the recipient of the 2018 Karma Award instituted by the MKR Foundation. The nephew of the late Vaidyaratnam P.S. Warrier, he has been part of the Arya Vaidya Sala since 1944 and has played a major role in popularising the practices of Ayurveda among the common man. He himself has been the practitioner of a healthy lifestyle for many years, and his commitment to the ancient and holistic wisdom of the science of Ayurveda has earned him several awards including the Padma Shri.