1988 VALIATHAN, Martanda Varma Sankaran (b. 1934) ChM,FRCS(Eng),FRCP(Lond),DSc(hc),FNA,FASc,FNAE,FAMS,FTWAS, National Research Professor, School of Life Sciences, Dr TMA Pai Planetarium Complex Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal – 576104; Res. ‘Ashima Kutir’, 11th Cross, Dasharath Nagar, Manipal – 576104; Tel: (0820) 2922342, 2571201 Ext.22342(O), 2570491(R), 09448381547(M); Fax: 2571919, 2570061, 2570062; Email: ; ; Sp. Cardiac Surgery/Cardio Vascular Materials/Ayurveda.