I love My Nation
– Mera Bharat Mahan hai ! .. .. Today WE
are celebrating the 75th
INDEPENDENCE DAY of the Nation ~ the great day of 15th August when
BHARAT was liberated from foreign rule. Celebrating
Bharat's Independence Day : "‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ - and at Triplicane SYMA organized – hoisting of
National flag and Cataract Eye screening camp.
Srinivas Youngmen’s
Association has been doing service to the society ever since 1977. Their services spread to various lines such as
civic welfare, medicine, health, environment, education, personality
development more. The medical services
and laboratory which remained closed during Covid 19 are open to public
now. Our Educational service (free
tuition centre) is yet to function in this educational year. Today is a special day for SYMA too – the
association started with cleaning
Thiruvallikkeni thirukulam ‘Kairavini pushkarini’ and it was on 14.8.1977 that
SYMA was formally inaugurated by the then Honble Minister for Social welfare Ms
PT Saraswathi, Sri N Krishnaswamy Reddiyar beign the Chief Guest. SYMA has marched a long way since ! – entering
its 45th year.
Of our many services, Medical services and
Education services are our prime activities.
On Independence Day of the Nation, We have been conducting ‘Cataract
screening Eye camp’ for more than 20 years now. The camp is always conducted by Sri Sankara
Eye Hospital, Pammal. This year after an
year break due to Covid 19, - National
flag was hoisted at our new premises at 37 Car Street, by Mr M Muthukumar,
Frontline staff, Pammal Sankara Eye Hospital and Sri NKT Jayagopal ji -
Sathyananda Yoga Centre inaugurated the new website of SYMA and blood donor
app.
After hoisting of National
flag, saluting the Flag, National anthem, distribution of chocolates, the new
look website developed by Creative Chandru and an App acting as bridge for
those requiring blood and the donors of SYMA was inaugurated by Shri NKT
Jayagopal Ji.
Sri Sankara Health Centre
was established in 1984 and started as an outpatient clinic. The hospital grew
in stature and by 1997 this
hospital was converted into an exclusive ophthalmic hospital to provide
comprehensive high quality eye care especially to the rural poor in the
districts of Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chennai and Chittoor (AP). Community
Ophthalmology became the first services of this hospital A milestone in Cataract surgeries was reached
with performance of 100,000th
surgery in 2007. Over the years
lakhs of poor people have benefitted by their free cataract eye surgery and
other ophthalmic services. The Hospital
with noble aim has been screening lakhs of school children for refractive
errors too.
Yoga is good for Health
and Mind. Satyananda Yoga Centre –
Triplicane, is doing a great service. Mr
NKT Muthu was too well known as ‘Vizha vendhar’ for his role in ‘natakam stage’
and was a very active philanthropist.
His son, known to all of us in younger days simply as Jeyagopal has
blossomed as a Yoga Instructor, philanthropist, a great human being - is ‘Sanyasi Shivarishi’ now. He is a disciple
of Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati. He has been changing the lives of many
with his kind noble services.
SYMA is very happy in
being associated with Pammal Sankara Eye Hospital and Shiva Rishi NKT
Jayagopal.
A cataract is an eye
disease in which the normally clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque,
causing a decrease in vision. The lens focuses light onto the back of the eye
(the retina) so images appear clear and without distortion. The clouding of
this lens during cataract formation distorts vision. Cataracts are usually a
very gradual process of normal aging but can occasionally develop rapidly. Cataract surgery is the removal of the
natural lens of the eye (also called "crystalline lens") that has
developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract.
Today at the camp of SYMA
– close to 200 people were screened – 21requiring cataract surgery. Those requiring cataract surgery would be
taken to Pammal Sankara Hospital, would undergo cataract surgery tomorrow and
would return day after [the treatment, food, medicines would be provided
free]. For those identified as requiring
spectacles, SYMA would be providing free specs on 25th Aug 2021.
Today at flag hoisting and
our Camp, besides the present office bearers, our founder members, past
Presidents and many volunteers were present.
We sincerely thank Pammal Sankara Eye Hospital, Sri NKT Muthu, Mr
Chandrasekhar of Creative desk (for the website and blood donor app) – and word
of appreciation involved in the camp and developing App – Mr Kasthuri, SRP, TJ Ramani, R Sanjeevi,
Mrs Jayasudha Sanjeevi, Aravind, Mrs Saranya Aravind and volunteers –
Venkatesh, VP Manivanna, Mr Vasu, Venkatramana,
R Narasimhan, Mrs Shobhana Narasimhan, Mrs Uthra Sarang, R Kannan and
others for their active involvement.
SYMA in service to the
poor – with your support and help, we have grown over the years. We thank
all our donors and well wishers and look forward to your continued
support.
Secretary SYMA
15th Aug 2021.
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