A Compassionate Company for the Common Good: Aravind Eye Hospitals
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“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” Buddha
Why Love, Trust, Compassion, Generosity, Respect and Gratitude Trumps Economics: Together for the Common Good- Aravind Eye Hospitals
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A Compassionate Company for the Common Good: Aravind Eye Hospitals
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Aravind Eye Hospitals:THE BEGINNING
“The problem of avoidable blindness rapidly escalating remained a major cause of concern in the Indian healthcare scenario. In a developing country the government alone cannot meet the health needs of all owing to a number of challenges like growing population, inadequate infrastructure, low per capita income, aging population, diseases in epidemic proportions and illiteracy.
Realizing this, Dr. Venkataswamy wished to establish an alternate health care model that could supplement the efforts of the government and also be self supporting. Following his retirement at age 58 in 1976, he established the GOVEL Trust under which Aravind Eye Hospitals were founded.
The hospitals were named after Sr Aurobindo, one of the 20th century's most revered spiritual leaders. In essence, Sri Aurobindo's teachings insist on transcendence into a heightened state of consciousness and becoming better instruments for the divine force to work through.
Intelligence and capability are not enough. There must also be the joy of doing something beautiful. Being of service to God and humanity means going well beyond the sophistication of the best technology, to the humble demonstration of courtesy and compassion to each patient.”
Discover more about the Aravind Eye Hospitals:
Further reading:
For the Common Good: Unleashing the Power of Passion & Purpose
“A Better Path”: A Lecture at School of Economic Science