Founded madras ayurvedic laboratory. Founded madras ayurvedic college in 1901. President of first ayurvedic all india conference in 1913 presided over haridwar conference in 1917. President of the first ayurvedic conference, bezawada, in 1917. Presided over trivendrum conference in 1919 organised the chennapuri ayurveda prasarini sabha commenced a library of rare books commenced a museum of indigenous drugs authorised precious books in ayurveda such as madhva nidan, arkaprakasika etc. Wrote commentaries on charaka, susruta & other ancient medical manuscript a press ‘ dhanvanthari ‘ was started, bimonthly news letter “sri dhanvantari” was circulated in various vernacular languages to enlighten the masses.
