Vaikathu Paramesvara Sivadvija, popularly known as Vaikath Pachu Moothathu, was a scholar of the princely state of Travancore.
[2] Moothathu was born on 25 Edavam 989 Kolla era (1814 AD) in Vaikom, Travancore state,[3] and was adopted by a Moothathu family called Vattapalli Matom at Suchindrum to perform temple rites and rituals.
He is known as the first person to introduce the idea of lottery as a means of fund raising in the princely state of Travancore.
He insisted in transferring the knowledge of Ayurveda to ordinary people and his book Sukhasadhagam is an attempt in this direction.
He was the Kottaram Vaidyan (official ayurvedic physician) of Travancore[2] and was awarded with the Veera Sringala by the maharaja, Ayilyam Thirunal.