Dr.V - Govindappa Venkataswamy, born on October 1, 1918 at Vadamalapuram in Tuticorin district, had a vision - was providing world-class eye care at affordable cost to people in the hinterland. He achieved this with the evolution of the `Aravind Eye Care System,' now followed in many developed and developing nations, from the Aravind Eye Hospital founded by him. He was a legend in the community of ophthalmologists and a pioneer in conducting mass free eye camps since the early 1970s.
The legend has passed away!!
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