Mr A Mahalingam, Academic Officer, Sankara Nethralaya is receiving the Man of Year for best outstanding performances from Sri V Kalyanam – Chief Guest of the Function & From Dr S S Badrinath

Independence Day celebrations 2011 – Sankara Nethralaya

Man of the year award function

Mr A Mahalingam, Academic Officer, Sankara Nethralaya is receiving the Man of Year for best outstanding performances from Sri V Kalyanam – Chief Guest of the Function & From Dr S S Badrinath

It was a memorable Independence Day celebration for the Sankara Nethralaya family, the presence, reminiscences and impassioned speech by veteran freedom fighter Shri V.Kalyanam who served as personal assistant to the Mahatma during the most tumultuous times in recent history, a welcome speech by Dr TS Surendran interspersed with his characteristic humour, Dr Pratik Ranjan Sen’s spirited speech in honour of the Chief guest, a peace invoking song by SWAN volunteers Ms Hema and Ms Bala and little Nittesh Chandran’s violin solo of Gandhiji’s favourite ‘Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram ’captured the spirit of  Independence and made the day for all those assembled.

The day also marked the recognition and honouring of individual and team performances at work and play. Mr. A Mahalingam, Academic Officer of The  Sankara Nethralaya  Academ was  awarded the best man of the year. Dr S.Pradeep concluded the proceedings with laudatory observations of the distinguished chief guest and a note of thanks to the dignitaries, organizers, staff and the catering service. Dr S S Badrinath – Founder & President of Sankara Nethralaya, Dr Vasanthi Badrinath and Board members of Sankara Nethralaya  and academy were present during the function.