ATLANTA: Sankara Nethralaya USA says donations at its "Music & Dance for Vision 2026" year-end finale crossed $2 million. The event, held at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia, drew more than 1,000 people, according to the organisers.

Highlights

  • Shanta Lal gave $500,000 in memory of her husband, Dr. Shankar Lal.
  • Twenty-nine dance and music academies from metro Atlanta performed.
  • The organisers said chapters have grown from 7 cities to 30 during President Bala Reddy Indurthi's eight years in office.
  • Mobile Eye Surgical Units have increased from two to five, with four more being built.

Padma Bhushan Dr. Jagdish Sheth was honoured, and Shankar Subramanian received the Padma Bhushan Dr. S.S. Badrinath Humanitarian Award. The San Antonio team won the Best First Chapter award.

At the same Atlanta event last year, on November 30, 2025, the group raised about $1.625 million, funding roughly 130 Adopt-a-Village eye camps. It has not yet said how many surgeries this year's money will fund.