Central Tourism Minister, Alphonse Kannanthanam gives away the award to Somatheeram Directors, Bobby Mathew and Sara Bobby Mathew Somatheeram Research Institute and Ayurveda Hospital once again won the national award for tourism from the central government. The group won the award under the category of best Ayurvedic wellness center. The award was handed over by the Central Tourism Minister, Alphonse Kannanthanam to Somatheeram directors, Bobby Mathew and Sara Bobby Mathew at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Somatheeram Research Institute and Ayurveda Hospital have received this award for the third time consecutively.