Biography:Ayyathan Janaki Ammal
Dr. Ayyathan Janaki Ammal | |
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അയ്യത്താൻ ജാനകി അമ്മാൾ | |
| File:Ayyathan Janaki Ammal.jpg First Malayali Lady Doctor of Kerala , First Female Doctor of Kerala(Malabar). | |
| Born | Ayyathan Janaki 1878 Thalassery, Chettamkunnu |
| Died | 1945 Madras |
| Resting place | Ayyathan Family Cemetry |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Madras Medical College |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College |
| Occupation | Doctor, Surgeon, Medical school lecturer |
| Known for | First Female Doctor of Kerala(Malabar), First Malayali Lady Doctor |
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| Relatives | Ayyathan Gopalan , Ayyathan Kunhiraman, Ayyathan Madhavi |
| Family | Ayyathan Pulappadi Illam |
Ayyathan Janaki Ammal (1878-1945) was the first female doctor in Kerala(Malabar)[1] which was an administrative district of Madras Presidency during British rule in India. She was also the first female doctor from the Thiyya community and the sister to Ayyathan Gopalan. a social reformer of Kerala, the founder of the Sugunavardhini movement and the leader and propagandist of Brahmo Samaj in Kerala.
Biography
She was born into "Ayyathan" family of Pulappadi illam (aristocratic Thiyya family of Malabar) at Chettamkunnu Telicherry. She was born to Ayyathan Chandhan and Kallat Chiruthammal after Ayyathan Gopalan, Ayyathan Kunjiraman, Ayyathan Madhavi.
She studied at the Telicherry Elementary School and moved to convent school, Calicut in 1897. She then joined Madras Medical College in 1902 on scholarship and passed the LMP examination (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 Leprosy hospital 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 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 A. Gopalan) and Dr.Mandhakini Bai Devadath (wife of Ayyathan Devadath (3rd son of A. Gopalan).
Janaki Ammal is considered a pioneer in fighting for women's rights in the Sugunavardhini movement.
She died in 1945 at the age of 67.[2]
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