Trailblazer - The legendary life and times of Dr Mary Poonen Lukose, Surgeon General of Travancore. Dr Mary Poonen Lukose (1886 - 1976 ) is a towering figure in the medical history of Kerala. This volume, encompassing her unfinished memoirs, unravels the unique legacy she left behind. She was the first female graduate in Kerala, the first lady Surgeon General of Travancore and the first woman legislator in India