Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha To Honour Over 200 Senior Members At Platinum Jubilee Year Inauguration

The Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, a prominent cultural institution in Mumbai, will honor over 200 senior members aged 75 and above during the inaugural ceremony of its platinum jubilee celebrations on November 6, at its King's Circle auditorium. Established on November 6, 1952, the organization has played a unique role in national integration and cultural synthesis within India.

Sabha president V Shankar highlighted the institution's contributions to cultural unity. Among the honored members is S S Rajan, 94, who has been an active member since the Sabha's founding. Rajan travels from Bandra to attend every event and contributes to the organization's medical unit. Another honoree, K S Venkateshwaran, 97, an international banker, has been with the Sabha for 71 years and maintains his health through daily walks and recitations from the Ramayana.

Religious programs, including homams and Vedic chanting, will precede the evening felicitation ceremony. The Sabha also contributes to community healthcare by running a dialysis center and a full-fledged eye and renal care hospital, which is the second-largest facility of its kind in India, with a capacity to conduct 40,000 dialysis procedures annually.