Padma Bhusan Dr S.S. Badrinath, founder of
Chennai’s Sankara Nethralaya passes away - In 1978, Dr.
Badrinath founded Sankara Nethralaya as a unit of the Medical Research
Foundation.
Our visionary Founder, a legend and compassionate
leader Dr. S.S. Badrinath passed away early this morning. Born on
February 24, 1940 in Chennai (then Madras), Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath had
his schooling in the city. “As a child, Dr. S. S. Badrinath observed blindness
up close when one of his relatives who was blind in both eyes came to stay with
his family. The helplessness of a person without eyesight became deep‑rooted in
the young child’s memory,” to quote an article on the ophthalmologist.
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Dr
A Mahalingam, Formerly with Sankara Nethralaya - 25 Years.
Managing
Director - TwinTech Academy, Chennai & President - Association for
Healthcare Management Professionals - India / eMail : mahali@mahali.in and
Mobile / WhatsApp 9710485295
