Sankara Eye Care - Chairman's Speech

Sankara Eye Care Institutions is a group of 11 eye hospitals comprises a team of 125 doctors, 600 paramedical professionals, 275 support staff and has touched the lives of over 40 million people in these 35 plus years. Its mission towards freeing mankind of preventable and curable blindness continues to follow divine light.

Vision:
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To work towards freedom from preventable and curable blindness.

Mission:
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To provide unmatched eye care through a strong service oriented team


Shri. Jagdish M Chanrai:
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The Chanrai family is among the most pre-eminent in Nigeria, having settled there for close to two centuries. A chance meeting between Shri Jagdish Chanrai and Dr. Ramani was the beginning of a firm friendship. At the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents in Mumbai, Shri JMC told a very moved Dr. Ramani, about his concept of caring capitalism, aptly summed up in these words: 'I looked for my God, the God I could not see, I looked for my soul, my soul eluded me and then I looked at my brothers in poverty and..... I found all the three.' His support to the Sankara Movement through the Mission for Vision remains invaluable.

Dr.R.V. Ramani, Founder and Managing Trustee:
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Dr. Ramani along with his wife, Dr. Radha Ramani started a private practice in the memory of his late father, Dr. A. Ramanathan in the year 1972 in Coimbatore. A passion for service led them to receive the blessings and guidance of Sri Kanchi Sankaracharys and they founded Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Centre in the year 1977, a clinic that provided subsidised health care to the poor. This dream led to another -- the founding of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust in the year 1982 and Sankara Eye Care Hospitals in the year 1985. The rest is history. His unstinted commitment to the cause and devotion to Sankara has helped to create an enduring legacy.

Dr. S.V. Balasubramaniam, Chairman:
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Mentor, friend, guide, visionary...he has played each of these roles at Sankara and continues to steer it towards realising its vision. Dr. S.V.B.joined the Board of Trustees in 1984 and has been a pivotal force of support for the movement. A qualified Chartered Accountant, S.V.B. as he is known, heads a diverse group of industrial establishments -- Bannariamman Sugars and Group of Companies. SVB is also Managing Trustee of various other social bodies, including Siruthuli, a citizens' movement to promote and preserve ecological conservation.