Kripa wellness clinic and diabetic research centre, started on 1-05-2002 humble way as a 15 bedded hospital at Thevalakara, Karunagappally by Dr. Riju Khadar …. Grown as a group of hospitals. Its main hospital is at Kayamkulam, Thiruvalla and Karunagappally. Now having more than 50 beds caring people of mostly 3 districts of Kerala, mainly from central Travancore. Dr Riju Khadar, graduate from Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, has completed his post graduation in internal medicine from BLDEA’S Sri B.M PATIL Medical college, Bijapur. He also has done Post graduate diploma in diabetology (PGD – Diab) from the prestigious Annamalai University.