It is indeed a proud moment for the Coimbatoreans, as Dr R.V. Ramani, Founder of Sankara Eye Foundation, has been conferred with Padma Shri award.
It is indeed a proud moment for the Coimbatoreans, as Dr R.V. Ramani, Founder of Sankara Eye Foundation, has been conferred with Padma Shri award.
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the nation after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan. It is awarded by the Government of India, every year on the Republic Day.
About Sankara Eye Hospital :
Sankara Eye Hospital is a not for profit charitable trust which aims at providing affordable eye care and eliminating curable eye blindness in India. Having its headquarters in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Sankara is among the largest community eye care providers in India with ten super specialty eye care hospitals across the country performing over 150,000 free eye surgeries annually.
List of awardees from Tamil Nadu :
- Dr RV Ramani (Medicine).
- Dr. Ramaswami Venkataswami, renowned plastic surgeon and founder of the Institute for the Research and Rehabilitation of Hand.
- Chinna Pillai, Microfinancing pioneer
- Drums Sivamani.
- Spiritual guru Bangaru Adigalar.
- Dancer Nartaki Natraj is the first trans person to receive the Padma award.
- Tennis player Sharath Kamal are the other Padma Shri awardees from Tamil Nadu.