Glimpses 2009-2010.pdf - LV Prasad Eye Institute
Glimpses 2009-2010.pdf - LV Prasad Eye Institute
Glimpses 2009-2010.pdf - LV Prasad Eye Institute
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OUR SUPPORT<br />
Your support makes it possible<br />
for all to see...<br />
The two Founding Organisations of L V <strong>Prasad</strong> <strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> are the Hyderabad <strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> and<br />
the Indo-American <strong>Eye</strong> Care Society. The Founding Governing Board of Hyderabad <strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong><br />
comprised Mr A Ramesh <strong>Prasad</strong>, Prof V Ramalingaswami, Dr Narla Tata Rao, Mr K Rama Rao, Mr K<br />
P <strong>Prasad</strong> and Dr Gullapalli N Rao. The Founding Governing Board of Indo American <strong>Eye</strong> Care Society<br />
comprised Prof Brijen Gupta, Dr H Janardhan, Dr Y M Jay and Dr Gullapalli N Rao.<br />
As L V <strong>Prasad</strong> <strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> approaches its Silver Jubilee Year in 2012, we gratefully remember our<br />
founding trustees and how crucial their support was in those early years.<br />
Mr Ramesh <strong>Prasad</strong><br />
Mr Ramesh <strong>Prasad</strong>, Managing Director of <strong>Prasad</strong> Film Laboratories, is<br />
a founder trustee and the longest serving member on the Hyderabad<br />
<strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s governing board. He recalls, “My father, Shri L V<br />
<strong>Prasad</strong> was a humble man who worked his way up in Mumbai’s<br />
film studios, where he arrived with little money and a heart full of<br />
dreams. An actor, director and producer, he started his career as a<br />
ticket collector/gatekeeper at Mumbai’s famed Dreamland theatre<br />
and, eventually, went on to win the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke<br />
award for lifetime achievement.”<br />
When they learnt of Dr Rao’s ambition to set up a world class eye institute in Hyderabad, “we did<br />
not know who he was,” says Mr Ramesh <strong>Prasad</strong>. “We were impressed with his sincerity and did not<br />
lay down any conditions.” Since good eyesight is needed to enjoy films, the partnership between<br />
Shri L V <strong>Prasad</strong> and Dr Rao was a perfect match.<br />
In retrospect, the family feels they have received back more than they invested! Mr Ramesh <strong>Prasad</strong><br />
says the family never thought the <strong>Institute</strong> would grow into a world renowned Centre of Excellence.<br />
“It’s the best thing my father did in his life,” he says. “We continue to support the <strong>Institute</strong>’s work,<br />
which shows our total satisfaction with its progress. I am thrilled at the growing number of patients<br />
that <strong>LV</strong>PEI treats free of cost. We will continue to support the institute in the future as well.”<br />
Prof Brijen Gupta<br />
One of Dr Rao’s earliest supporters, who continues to tirelessly raise funds in<br />
the United States for <strong>LV</strong>PEI, Prof Brijen Gupta is unstinting in his commitment<br />
and unquestioning in his support. Prof Gupta studied at Banaras, Oxford,<br />
Yale and Columbia Universities and taught at Columbia and Universities of<br />
Chicago and Rochester. An outstanding writer and orator, his expertise<br />
spans many fields like history, politics, development and economics. He is a<br />
father figure for Rochester’s Indian community and single-handedly nurtured<br />
the Indo-American <strong>Eye</strong> Care Society, created to mobilize support for <strong>LV</strong>PEI<br />
in the United States. Indeed, the Indo-American <strong>Eye</strong> Care Society was a<br />
forerunner to HEI.<br />
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