About Netrapratishthan’s
In 1987 a young man, Dr. Hanumant Karad after completing M. S. in Ophthalmology from (then) Poona University chose to return to his hometown, Latur situated in rural area of Marathwada in the state of Maharashtra. Inspired by his beloved uncle, Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Karad who is an eminent educationist, philosopher & thinker, Dr. Hanumant Karad started his professional journey at Latur with a single room clinic. He named his clinic as “Netrapratishthan” which means ‘an enterprise for eye care’. The clinic was built to serve all types of patients irrespective of their financial backgrounds.
He could have chosen to work in the city and go for a well-to-do career but he found the ‘purpose of life’ in ‘Seva- service to mankind’. He believed in the notion that the joy of life is not only in money but in helping and serving the mankind. He chose to serve as an ophthalmologist who gave vision to a host of patients, not just to earn a living but to create a difference in others lives. For the last 30 years, he has been pursuing his mission relentlessly and has performed thousands of free eye surgeries of cataract, glaucoma, squint, etc.
