The Sankara Ratna Award was instituted in the year 2002 – 2003 in the Silver Jubilee year of Sankara Nethralaya. The award was instituted to recognize and honour an individual or an institution that has empathized, supported and contributed to Sankara Nethralaya’s cause and philosophy. The award is a salutation to those individuals or institutions that have been a source of inspiration, encouragement, support and guidance to Sankara Nethralaya in its mission of eradicating blindness though clinical care, teaching and training initiatives, research and community care.
This year’s Sankara Ratna Award recipient Shri Deepak V. Parekh is the iconic head of HDFC, the nation’s most well known housing finance company, a company which could be justifiably credited for having fulfilled the common man’s dream of owning a house. Shri Deepak Parekh is not only a stalwart in the banking sector but also an entrepreneur and thought leader who holds senior advisory and executive roles in some of the biggest multinational corporations across diverse fields. The Smt.MS.Subbulakshmi Award was instituted in the year 2012 to commemorate Sankara Nethralaya’s 35th year of service, to recognize individuals who exhibited an undying spirit in serving the institution and supporting its service initiatives.
This year’s Dr. MS.Subbulakshmi award is being conferred on Srimathi Vani Jairam a most versatile vocalist who has carved a niche for herself with her multilingual renditions in all genres of music. Srimathi Vani Jairam is a great friend and well wisher of Sankara Nethralaya, a person who wholeheartedly empathizes with its cause and holds its founder in the highest esteem. Srimathi Vani Jairam has added great sanctity and life to many functions in the institution she cherishes by rendering the invocation.
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