Shin Shiva is an Ayurvedic resort that embodies the very best of what the Indian system of medicine has to offer. Located at Chowara, close to the famed Kovalam beach and about 30 kilometers from Trivandrum airport, Shin Shiva is the epitome of peace and tranquility. The resort has all the facilities to make your stay relaxed, comfortable and rejuvenating.Shin Shiva is an Ayurvedic resort that embodies the very best of what the Indian system of medicine has to offer. Located at Chowara, close to the famed Kovalam beach and about 30 kilometers from Trivandrum airport, Shin Shiva is the epitome of peace and tranquility.
Dr.V.Franklin, founder of Shin Shiva, hails from a family with a 400-year old tradition in Ayurvedic treatment. Aside from this hereditary background .Dr. Franklin is an academically qualified physical, holding a bachelors degree from the University of Kerala and Post Graduate Diploma in Phisical Medicine and Rehabilitation form the Bombay University.He joined Government service and retired as District Medical Office, 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 Brazilin and English football teams as well.Back home in Kerala, he started an Ayurvedic an treatment centre for tourists at the Neptune Hotel, Kovalam in 1988. He was the fist to initiate the concept of Ayurvedic tourism. In 1987 he founded Dr.Franklin’s panchakarma Institute and Research Centre, which is the Mecca for discerning health seekers worldwide