Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Tamil Perspective Highlights Resilient Communities at Global Health Summit
Dr. Sathish Kumar Santhanam spoke at a global summit about building better communities.
The summit focused on health, well-being and sustainability.
He said buildings and neighborhoods can help people live safer and healthier lives.
He used Kallanai and the Brihadisvara Temple as examples of ideas built to last.
He also shared a Tamil saying that means every place is our home and everyone is our family.
He said future communities should have reliable water, clean energy and enough food.
They should also protect nature, use technology wisely and remain affordable.
Santhanam said better health in the future will depend not only on medicine but also on the places people build today.
Dr. Sathish Kumar Santhanam presented a Tamil perspective at the Second World Summit on Sustainable Health and Well-Being 2026.
His address, titled “From Our Roots to Our Future: Building for Generations,” examined how the built environment can support healthier and more resilient communities.
He cited Kallanai and the Brihadisvara Temple as examples of enduring engineering, scientific knowledge and public purpose.
Santhanam repeated the Tamil expression “Yaadhum Oore; Yaavarum Kelir,” meaning “Every place is our home. Everyone is our kin.”
As Founder and Managing Director of DAC Developers, he promoted communities centered on water security, clean energy, food resilience, technology, nature, affordability and human connection.
- Who
- Dr. Sathish Kumar Santhanam, Founder and Managing Director of DAC Developers, delivered the address.
- What
- He spoke about creating healthier, safer, sustainable and resilient communities through the built environment.
- When
- September 29, 2026.
- Where
- The Second World Summit on Sustainable Health and Well-Being 2026; the dateline identifies Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Why
- To discuss how communities designed around resilience, sustainability and human well-being can support future generations.
- Event
- Second World Summit on Sustainable Health and Well-Being 2026
- Speaker
- Dr. Sathish Kumar Santhanam
- Address
- “From Our Roots to Our Future: Building for Generations”
- Tamil expression
- “Yaadhum Oore; Yaavarum Kelir,” translated as “Every place is our home. Everyone is our kin.”
- Company
- DAC Developers, established in 2014
- Reported company figures
- More than 110 projects, over 45 lakh square feet of construction and more than 3,000 homeowners
- Focus areas
- Water security, clean energy, food resilience, technology, nature, affordability and human connection