Ayathan Janaki Ammal

Dr. Ayathan Janaki Ammal (1878–1945) was the first women (female) doctor and surgeon of Kerala^{[1][2][3][4] [5]} She acclaim the name and title as the first Malayali lady doctor and surgeon of Kerala. ^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]} She is the sister to Ayathan 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]

Dr. Ayathan Janaki Ammal
Born	Ayathan Janaki 1878 Thalassery, British India
Died	1945 Madras, Madras Presidency
Resting place	Santhi Gardens, Ayathan Family Cemetery, Calicut
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Madras Medical College
Occupation(s)	Doctor, Surgeon, Medical school professor, Social activist
Known for	First women Doctor and Surgeon of Kerala, First Malayali Lady Doctor & Surgeon, First Female doctor from Thiya community.
Parents	Ayathan Chandhan (father) Kallat Chirutha Ammal (mother)
Relatives	Dr. Ayathan Gopalan
Family	Ayathan family
Awards	Best Doctor Award (from British Government)

Biography

She was born into "Ayathan" family (aristocratic family of Malabar) at Telicherry, the daughter of Ayathan Chandhan and Kallat 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.Ayathan Gopalan, she conducted free medical camps while working at Calicut.

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

• "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.
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• Prof.Sreedharamenon .A. (1987) Kerala History and its Makers, Kottayam; National bookstall
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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
• Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi by Pavana
• Journal of Indian history, University of Kerela Press, 2001 p270