Welcome by Master of Ceremonies, Pallavi Ridout
Invocation song by Ranjini Vijay
Welcome address by Gala Chair, Venkat Maddipati
Sankara Eye Foundation, USA, presented by Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Murali Krishnamurthy
Fireside chat with Bipul and Radhika Sinha, moderated by Kiran Choudary
Speech by R. Madhavan, followed by a Fireside Chat with Pallavi Ridout
Fundraising with R Madhavan
Live music by Ranjini Vijay
Live Music and Entertainment
Ranjini Vijay
Ranjini Vijay is a versatile Bay Area-based vocalist who was chosen by A.R. Rahman in 2007 as one of America's Top Five Voices and performed with the maestro on his Atlanta tour that year. She began her Carnatic vocal training under the D.K. Jayaraman lineage and currently continues her advanced tutelage under Shri Palghat Ramprasad.
As a singer, she performs across genres – Carnatic, Jazz, Bollywood, and Fusion – and collaborates with bands to support various nonprofit organizations. Outside the world of music, she is a Strategy & Operations executive and mother of two lovely girls.
