19th Annual Charity And Awards Function

The 19th Annual Charity and Awards Function would be  held on Wednesday, 25th January 2012 at 6.00 pm at Hotel Savera, RK Salai, Chennai. For the past three years we have used this special night as a platform to recognise and appreciate the efforts of professionals working tirelessly to improve the lives of people, especially the underprivileged with kidney and other disease. 

The Tanker Foundation Endowment Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Binayak Sen, renowned Public Health Doctor and Human Rights Activist. His lecture will be on "Equity and the Future of Healthcare in India". 

The Muthoot M. George Memorial Tanker & Kerala Kidney Research Foundation Young Investigator Award for outstanding research done in the field of Nephrology in India is being awarded to Dr. P. V. Lakshmi, M.Sc, Ph.D. The Renny Abraham TANKER Foundation Love for Service Award for a medical doctor who has gone beyond the call of duty in serving the underprivileged is being awarded to Dr. V. S. Natarajan, M.D., M.R.C.P. (U.K)., FRCP(Edin), D.Sc.(Hon), Chennai. 

The La Renon TANKER Foundation For the Sake of Honour Award given to an individual who has done exemplary work in his or her field will be awarded to Dr. Binayak Sen who is a renowned public health doctor who has helped tribals in Chhattisgarh.

The Chief Guest Mr. Mike Nithavriyanakis, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai will be presenting the Awards.There  will be a dance and mimicry programme performed by RAJ TV Mimicry Senthil who is physically challenged. 

This will be followed by games, prizes and a sumptuous dinner. In June 2011, Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation completed 18 years of service towards the underprivileged with kidney ailments. In November 2009, we decided to extend  support to HIV patients with kidney disease. 

The  HIV Dialysis Unit at Kilpauk provides dialysis to underprivileged HIV patients and is the first of its kind in India.  As the field of research about kidney diseases is lacking enthusiasm and guidance in India Tanker also gives awards for research into Nephrology and service to the tune of Rs. 5 lakhs every year.