Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion

THEWISDOMOFANIMPOSSIBLEORGANIZATION“Again,mayIsay,howprofoundlyIadmireyourworkandhowdeeplygratifyingitisformetohearthatyouappreciatemine.”—PeterF.DruckerinalettertoAravind’sfounder,Dr.VWhenacripplingdiseaseshatteredhislifelongambition,Dr.V(Venkataswamy)choseanimpossiblenewdream:tocuretheworldofblindness.ThetinyclinichefoundedinIndiadefiedconventionalbusinesslogicandisnowthelargestproviderofeyecareontheplanet.AtAravind,patientschoosewhethertopayornot.Millionsaretreatedforfree,yettheorganizationremainsstunninglyself-reliant.Servingeveryonefrompennilessfarmerstothepresident,itdeliversworld-classoutcomesatlessthanahundredthofwhatsimilarservicescostinadvancednations.ItsmodelisemulatedbyorganizationseverywherefromRwandatoSanFrancisco.InfiniteVisionuncoverstheradicalprinciplesbehindAravind’sbafflingsuccess.Chargedwithprofoundinsightsandstories,itdrawsreaderstotheheartofDr.V’sselflessvision,provinghowchoicesthatseemquixoticcan,whenexecutedwithcompassionandintegrity,yieldincredibleresults—resultsthatcanlighttheeyesofmillions.“Revealsthepowerofamodelthatcombinesbusinessdisciplinewithcompassion.MaythewisdomofDr.VandAravindsharedhereinspiremanysuchinitiativesforthewell-beingoffuturegenerations.”—MuhammadYunus,NobelPeacePrizeLaureateandfounder,GrameenBank“Amust-readforanyoneinterestedinleadership,service,andthebuildingofinstitutionsthatreleasethebestenergiesofthehumanspirit.”—JacquelineNovogratz,founderandCEO,AcumenFund,andauthorofTheBlueSweater“AravindmaybeacasestudyforMBAstudentsandamodelsocialbusiness,buttomethisbooktoldastorywithelegance,clarity,andintimacy.”—FreddeSamLazaro,Correspondent,PBSNewsHour“IntheworldofblindnessDr.Vhasperformedamiracle.”—RamDass,authorofBeHereNowandcofounder,SevaFoundationOnehundredpercentoftheauthors’royaltiesarebeinggiftedtoAravind’ssight-restoringwork.