The Board of Trustees of Karna Vidya Foundation consists of committed individuals who provide strategic direction, strong governance, and oversight to the Foundation\u2019s work. United by a shared vision of empowering persons with visual impairment, the trustees ensure transparency, accountability, and sustained impact across all initiatives..<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Managing Trustee<\/p>\n
Subramaniam V<\/p>\n
Subbu brings over 40 years of experience in management consulting, corporate planning, operations, and business development. He has worked with leading Indian corporates in senior leadership roles, including Board-level positions. A Chemical Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)\u2013BHU (1982), he also holds management qualifications from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore (1984).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Trustee<\/p>\n
G. BALASUBRAHMANYAN (Bala)<\/p>\n
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Bala is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in systems, finance, and asset and currency management. He has held senior leadership roles with Indian Oil Corporation and Best & Crompton, led finance for the Texmaco Group in Indonesia, served as Director\u2013Finance at the Tripatra Group, and was Group Director\u2013Finance & Control at Arya Sada Perkasa. From 1998 to 2007, based in Singapore, he headed his own firm and founded Paterson Consulting Group Ltd in Chennai, focusing on private equity and corporate strategy consultancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Trustee<\/p>\n
G. Ganeshan Suppiah<\/p>\n
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A Mechanical Engineer from PSG Tech and a Graduate Diamonds professional from GIA\u2013USA, he is a successful entrepreneur in fine jewellery retailing, manufacturing, and exports. After over five years with the BOSCH Group in sales, marketing, and product management, and two years of freelance consulting with PwC, he joined his family jewellery business in 2002. He is currently a Partner in MSD and Subbu Group, which operates jewellery retail showrooms across Tamil Nadu, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chennai, and a U.S. incorporation.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> He is the Founder & Managing Trustee of Aditi Foundation, Founder Trustee of Karna Vidya Foundation and Orange Foundation, a Charter Member of TiE, and has served as President of the Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce (2019\u201320). He also serves on advisory councils including GIA Alumni Collective (Chennai Chapter) and actively supports rural education, reflecting his strong belief in giving back to society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n P S Suresh<\/p>\n Suresh is an Industrial Engineer from IIT Roorkee and an MBA in Finance and General Management from IIM Calcutta (Class of 1992). A career professional with multi-industry experience spanning watches, furniture, apparel, leather home d\u00e9cor, and footwear, he began his career with Titan Industries in 1992. After international assignments in Muscat and Indonesia, he returned to India in 2005 and has since held profit-centre leadership roles with leading Indian and multinational companies, including the Hirdaramani Group, Arvind Ltd, Pearl Global, and Bhartiya International.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> Most recently, he served as Managing Director & CEO of Ramesh Flowers (P) Ltd, part of the Gala Group, Germany, India\u2019s largest home d\u00e9cor manufacturer and exporter. He is currently with the Tata Group, heading the Footwear Business at Tata International Limited. He is passionate about music, sports, public speaking, and social work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n Dr. Ashok Rangarajan<\/p>\n An ophthalmic surgeon with over 30 years of experience, he is deeply committed to ethical, evidence-based practice and complete patient satisfaction. A high-volume cataract and refractive surgeon, he has also served as an instructor and trainer in cataract surgery at the All-India level and at American Cataract Society (ASCRS) conferences. He has extensive expertise in the management of retinal diseases and in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> Holding an MS and FRCS (Glasgow) in Ophthalmology, he has over a decade of experience at Sankara Nethralaya, one of India\u2019s premier eye institutes, and has worked internationally in Dubai and Nigeria. Currently a visiting eye surgeon in Bermuda, he also runs a private eye hospital in South Chennai. Through a public charitable trust founded by him, he operates eight Vision Centres and provides free comprehensive eye care at six urban health centres in South Chennai, guided by the motto: \u201cSingle standard of care for all,\u201d irrespective of economic status.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n Karthik Narayanan<\/p>\n A Chartered Accountant with over 23 years of experience across banking and entrepreneurship, he currently serves as Group Head \u2013 Strategic Partnerships at Samunnati, an agri-based NBFC. He has been an active Rotary member since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n <\/span>Prof. Anand Jagadeesan<\/span><\/p>\n Prof. Anand Jagadeesan is an academician and RCI-certified rehabilitation professional with over 30 years of experience across higher education, corporate, and social sectors. He currently serves as Honorary Trustee & Chief Functionary of V-Excel Educational Trust (a unit of Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham), Honorary Director of Nivesh Foundation for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Honorary Trustee of Anandam Public Charitable Trust, and Advisor to several NGOs working in the field of disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n <\/span>RTN Y. Kavitha<\/span><\/p>\n RTN Y. Kavitha is the current President of the Rotary Club of Madras Coromandel and an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry since 2004. With over 21 years of experience in the legal profession, she has specialised across multiple areas of law. She serves as Panel Counsel for several Public Sector Undertakings, including ONGC, TIIC, TWAD Board, and the National Institute of Siddha.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> She is also appointed as Legal Aid Counsel by the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority, reflecting her strong commitment to access to justice for marginalized and underprivileged communities. Having argued over 1,000 cases, several of her judgments have been reported in leading law journals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n Shankar Subbiah S<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p> <\/p> Shankar Subbiah S. is a passionate IT professional and Assistive Technology and Accessibility Consultant with over a decade of experience, based in Chennai. Guided by the belief that \u201cInclusion is Equality, Accessibility is the Key,\u201d he works with national institutions, government departments, colleges, and universities on technology-enabled education, assistive technology training, and accessible resource libraries for persons with disabilities.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> He has designed and implemented ICT-based projects for education and livelihoods with development-sector organisations such as Leonard Cheshire UK, CBM, Bookshare, and various CSR partners across South Asia. He has contributed as a member of NCERT expert sub-committees on e-content guidelines for children with special needs and inclusive ICT labs, and actively mentors assistive technology startups in India to develop user-centric solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n P. Gopalakrishnan<\/p>\n <\/p> <\/p> Gopalakrishnan is the Managing Director \u2013 USGBC\/GBCI for Southeast Asia and MEA markets, where he leads business and market development for LEED and other GBCI rating systems across the region. LEED, the world\u2019s largest green building rating programme, supports buildings and cities in advancing decarbonisation with a focus on health, equity, and resilience.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> With expertise in corporate strategy, international market expansion, branding, and business unit creation, he brings over 30 years of corporate experience across Southeast Asia, India, and MEA markets. He is an alumnus of the College of Engineering, Guindy, and IIM Kolkata.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n Dr. K. RAGHURAMAN<\/p>\n <\/p> <\/p> Dr. K. Raghuraman is an Assistant Professor based in Chennai and an Honorary Advisor to Karna Vidya Foundation. Driven by a commitment to empower individuals with visual impairments, he conceptualises and leads developmental initiatives in guidance and counselling, skill training, and sensitisation of educators, employers, and administrators to create accessible and sustainable ecosystems for social inclusion.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> He has served as a member of diverse academic and professional bodies and has published research papers at national and international forums in the areas of literature and disability studies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Trustee<\/p>\n A. Vijayakumar<\/p>\n With an M.A. and M.Phil from Madras University, she joined the government collegiate service in 1986 as an Assistant Professor of English and retired in 2017 as Head of the Department of English at Presidency College, bringing over 30 years of teaching experience. She has served as Scribe Coordinator for visually impaired students and guided numerous M.A. and M.Phil dissertations.<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/p> She is currently the Coordinator of the Rotaract Club of Drishti, a Board Member of Karna Vidya Foundation, and part of the Executive Council of the National Association for the Blind, Tamil Nadu. 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