Beginnings
Beginnings
In May 1977, inspired by the Sankaracharyas of Kanchi, Dr. R V Ramani and his wife, Dr. Radha Ramani set up a Primary Health Care Centre for the needy at Coimbatore. With the help of Best Eye Doctors In India offering voluntary services and the support of Coimbatore’s Resident Community, the service grew to 13 Medical Centres in 10 states serving 1000 patients every day.
Founder’s Message
Founder’s Message
In 1985, Dr. Ramani’s attention was drawn to the tangible difference the “Gift of Vision” could make. More than 80% of blindness is preventable and curable. Sankara was started with the mission to work towards eradicating needless blindness, Under the aegis of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust. In keeping with Mahatma Gandhi’s dictum, ‘India lives in the villages’, in 1990, Dr. R.V. Ramani launched Gift of Vision – High quality, cost effective, readily available eye care at the doorsteps of Rural India. With the support of Rotary International and Rotary Coimbatore Central, through a Health, Hunger and Humanity Grant for the first time in India the “Gift of Vision” programme was initiated. The Model aims at providing World Class eye care totally free of cost to 80 % of the population and through paid services for 20 % which in turn subsidises the total cost of treatment.
Vision
“To work towards freedom from preventable and curable blindness”
Mission
“To provide unmatched eye care through a strong service oriented team”
National Replication
National Replication
Replicating the sustainable Model was the next big dream of Dr. R V Ramani. In 2002 a grand vision of replicating the sustainable eye care model across the country was envisaged.
His relentless pursuit towards enabling sight for the less-fortunate brought International support: Sankara Eye Foundation established in USA became an integral part of the Sankara’s vision for National replication and that led to the first replication outside Coimbatore in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
Today with the strong commitment towards eradicating curable blindness 13 Super Speciality Sankara Eye Hospitals have been set up across 10 states of the country.
Governance
Board of Trustees
DR. S.V. BALASUBRAMANIAM
Chairman
DR. R V RAMANI
founder and Managing Trustee
DR. P.G. VISVANATHAN
ENT surgeon
DR. S.R. RAO
Rao Hospitals Head
DR. S. BALASUBRAMANIAM
Eye Surgeon
SHRI. JAGDISH M CHANRAI
Trustee
Mrs. SEETHA CHANDRASEKAR
Chartered Accountant
SHRI. M.N.PADMANABAN
Agriculturist & industrialist
MRS.REKHA JHUNJHUNWALA
Steering Council
MR. C. N. SRIVATSAN
Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
MR. SUNDAR RADHAKRISHNAN
Co-Founder of Mastek Limited
MR. P. JAYENDRA
Founder of Real Image Media Technologies
MR. S.G. MURALI
Chief Financial Officer of T.V.S. Motor Company Limited
Mr. BHASKAR BHAT
Managing Director of Titan Company Limited
DR. P. JANAKIRAMAN
Eye Surgeon
MR. D.BALASUNDARAM
Managing Director of Power Link System Private Limited
Leadership Council
DR KAUSHIK MURALI
President – Medical Administration, Quality & Training
Mr. BHARATH BALASUBRAMANIAM
President – Operations & Administration
Annual Report
Annual Report
As we conclude the challenging year 2020-2021, we acknowledge the enormous efforts put in by Team Sankara in facing the Pandemic. Together we are stepping forward with hope and optimism, re-dedicating ourselves to our cause of eradicating curable blindness. In this Nethra Yagna, spread over the last four decades, many have participated with wholehearted commitment and dedication.
The involvement of our Doctors, Administrators, Staff , Donors and Supporters, all put together have shaped Sankara during this long journey. Success of any Mission largely depends on the acceptance of the services by the beneficiaries. We are always grateful to our beneficiaries – our Patients.
