Dr.V.Franklin , founder of Shin Shiva , hails from a family with 400 year old
tradition in Ayurvedic Treatment. Aside from this hereditary background, Dr.Franklin
is an academically qualified physician, holding a bachelors degree from the
University of Kerala and Post Graduate Diploma in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation from the Bombay University. He joined Government service and retired
as District Medical Officer, In the Ayurvedic System of Medicine . Post retirement
he worked as physiotherapist for the Qatar based Rayyan Football team, Where he won
the appreciation of Players and coaches of the Brazilian and English football team
as well.
Back home in kerala , he started an Ayurvedic treatment centre for tourists at the
Neptune Hotel, Kovalam in 1988. He was the first to initiate the concept of
Ayurvedic Tourism. In 2003 he founded Dr.Franklin's Shinshiva Ayurvedashram , which
is the Mecca for discerning health seekers World wide
Dr.Franklin travels abroad every year with a team of Professional Masseurs providing
treatments in countries like Chile , Georgia and Germany, and in Places like Lugarno
( Switzerland ) Milan , Florence and Turin(Italy) , and Warsaw (Poland ) and
Popularizing Ayurveda as a highly effective alternative method of Treatment.
In recognition of his services he was awarded the Tourism Man of the Year Award in
1999 , and the kerala Sahridayavedi award in 2005 for the best Ayurveda Doctor in
Tourism. Dr.Franklins Shinshiva Ayurvedashram was awarded the GREEN LEAF
Classification by Tourism Department , Govt . Of Kerala.
