R.V. Ramani

Dr. R. V. Ramani or Dr. RVR as he is popularly known, is the founder and the managing trustee of Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF). Sankara Eye Hospital is a unit of SEF. SEFI is a leading not-for-profit Institution in India working towards freedom from preventable and curable blindness. Dr. Ramani was awarded the prestigious Padmashri Award, third highest civilian award by Government of India in 2019.

Early life and education Dr. Ramani was born to Dr. A Ramanathan and Mrs. Lakshmi Ramanathan in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on July 24, 1947. Dr. A Ramanathan was one of the first Doctors of Coimbatore city and contributed significantly towards providing medical care to the populace during the 1942 Plague outbreak. The reverence people had for his father as a Doctor made a deep and lasting impression on young Ramani. Since his school years, Ramani was determined to take up Medicine as a profession and follow in his noble father's footsteps.

Dr. Ramani completed his high school education at Municipal Boys High School in Coimbatore. After high school, he went on to get his Medical Degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal where he was given the Best Outgoing Student award for meritorious performance.