9th November was the day eagerly looked forward to by the Sankara Nethralaya family – Our Foundation Day. Excitement was in the air & happiness on every face at The Don Bosco School Auditorium, Egmore, Chennai. It was a fun packed day of entertainment. There were an array of amusing events, exclusive competitions, awards & […]

The inauguration of the tele-conferencing facility was held on 15.10.08 at ESO.

Dr. H N Madhavan, Director of Research, arranged for a Pooja on the Vijayadasami Day, the 9th October 2008, for invoking the grace of God for the success of all our activities in the new building. The function was held in the first floor. Dr. S.S.Badrinath, Dr. Vasanthi Badrinath, Dr. Lingam Gopal, Dr. T.S.Surendran, Col. […]

Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped for spiritual enlightment, the greatest wealth to man. The entire family of Sankara Nethralaya assembled at KBIRVO Block auditorium to worship the Goddess of Learning, Wisdom and Fine Arts. Books and instruments were placed in front of the God us receive her blessings.

Medical Research Foundation that runs Sankara Nethralaya added one more feather to its cap on 27.09.08 with the inauguration of a Department of Visual Psychophysics under its Elite School of Optometry. The establishment of the department was made possible with a generous donation from the Late Smt. Sundari Subramanian through the Uthrash Trust. The department […]

Two journalists namely Ms. Hong Ki Lam, Reporter for International news, Ming Pao Daily and Ms. Hung Suet Yee Zoe, Senior Reporter, Hong Kong Economic Times from Hong kong were invited by the Government of India for a tour of the country and as a part of their tour they visited Sankara Nethralaya on 26.09.2008. […]

For the prosperity and well-being of Sankara Nethralaya and of our country, our Patients, our Employees and their family members, Board Members, Well-wishes and Donors prayed to His Almighty. As part of the prayer, “Sudharsana Homam” was performed on 14.09.08 near Sri.V.Venugopal Block (Sankara Nethralaya College Road,Chennai). Poornaahudhi was performed around noon and Prasadam was […]

“National Eye Donation Fortnight was observed from 25.08.08 to 08.09.08, and National Eye Donation Day on 08.09.08, as designated by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Various organisations in the city were honoured with ‘Sight Ambassador’ award by Sankara Nethralaya for rendering service to the cause of eye donation at the National Eye […]

In the evening, the 30th Anniversary celebrations started, during which Dr M K Mani, Mr. Homi bhabha, Mrs. Y G Parthasarathy and Mr. S P Muthuraman felicitated the institution. There was a play by Mr. Y G Mahendra and his troupe which was also well attended and enjoyed.

On 23rd August 2008, the Rural Eye Hospital Campus, St Thomas Mount, was dedicated to the memory of the Late Dr V G Appukutty. Dr VG Appukutty was an eminent paediatric anaesthesiologist in Chennai and was also well known nationally and internationally. He was a close friend, well-wisher, guide and mentor to the Sankara Nethralaya […]