Gopi Warrier is a practitioner of Indian Ayurvedic medicine, a playwright, and a poet. Life and career Gopi Warrier is the son of Govind Parameswara Warrier (G.P. Warrier), chairman of Indian National Railways and Principal Secretary to the Government of India. His grandfather was M.R. Krishna Warrier, a poet in Kerala. Warrier studied English Literature in India; he then took an MBA at the London Business School, studying also at the French Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) near Paris, and at the New York University Graduate School. Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital In 2000, Warrier founded The Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital, with 30 beds, in London. Warrier criticised the commercial aspect of Ayurveda clinics in Western countries, claiming that they were set up to trick people out of their money. In 2006, the hospital received a court order to wind up their activities due to insolvency, and the company was dissolved in 2012. Ayurvedic university In 2004, Warrier, David McAlpine and Lady Sarah Morritt (trustees of the Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital) founded Mayur, the "Ayurvedic University of Europe", in London; it offers a B.Sc. degree in Ayurveda. Ayurvedic restaurant Warrier opened an “Ayurvedic restaurant” named Mantra in 2004 in the City of London. Rather than diners selecting dishes from a menu, the waiter would assess them and decide what food would be appropriate for them. The restaurant abandoned this approach the following year. Plays and poems Warrier is the author of three books of poems, Varaha, and Lament of JC. and "Tenth Incarnation". Warrier has staged several plays in London and Mumbai: God Sports, The Tenth Incarnation, Genesis of Karma -Three Faces of Evil, Siddhivinayak Saves Mumbai from Terror Attack. "Ego of the Yogis - Searching for Spirituality in a Contaminated World" and "A Polyester Lordship" in London at the Steiner Theatre. Bibliography Ayurvedic medicine Gopi Warrier. Ayurveda: The Right Way to Live - The Ancient Indian Medical System, Focusing on the Prevention of Disease Through Diet, Lifestyle and Herbalism. Carlton Books, 2002. Karen Sullivan, Harish L. Verma, Gopi Warrier. Secrets of Ayurveda. Dorling Kindersley, 2001. Gopi Warrier and Deepika Gunawant. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Ayurveda: the Ancient Indian Healing Tradition. Barnes & Noble, 1997. Poetry Gopi Warrier and Amanda Brett. Lament of JC: Poems by Gopi Warrier. Delhi London Poetry Foundation, 1999. Gopi Warrier. Vahara: The Secret of Evolution - New and Selected Poems. Mayur University, 2009. Gopi Warrier. Karma