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Venkatarama Doraiswami (1910–1993) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who was one of the founders of the eye hospital Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai.
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Career
Swami was born in 1910 in Melattur in Tanjore District. In 1956, Swami founded V. D. Swami and Company in Madras along with M. V. Subramaniam and T. S. Narayanaswami of Sanmar Group. V. D. Swami and Company are pioneers in the steel export business. and one of Asia's major wholesalers and retailers. Swami was also one of the promoters of Kaveri Engineering Company Limited, a capital machinery and process machinery manufacturing company based in Tiruchirappalli.
Other activities
In 1962, Swami attended a Bhagavata Mela performance in his native Melattur. Interested in promoting the art outside Melattur, Swami founded the Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natya Vidhya Sangam in 1964.
Swami was instrumental in persuading medical practitioner S. S. Badrinath to set up the eye hospital Sankara Nethralaya in Madras. He also designed welfare measures for its employees. In honor of his significant contributions, Sankara Nethralaya dedicated an auditorium to his memory during the celebration of his 100th birth anniversary.
Death
Swami died in Madras in 1993.
Family
Swami was the husband of Bharathnatyam dancer Vasantha Swamy and the father of prominent south Indian actor Arvind Swamy.