S. K. M. Maeilanandhan
S. K. M. Maeilanandhan | |
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| Born | 1945 |
| Occupation | Business |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Official web site |
S. K. M. Maeilanandhan, is an Indian industrialist from Erode, Tamil Nadu. He is the founder of S. K. M. group of companies. In 2013, he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contributions to social service.
Biography
[edit]Maeilanandhan was born as Saminathapuram Krisnasamy Mayilsamy in 1945 in Modakurichi near Erode in the erstwhile Coimbatore district of Madras Presidency (now in Erode district, Tamil Nadu).[1] He was born in a Kongu Vellalar agricultural family.[2] He chose not to pursue agriculture and opened a small general store at Erode in 1966. Over the years, it grew into a ₹ 50 billion business conglomerate involved in diverse activities including poultry farming, manufacture of Ayurveda and Siddha medicines, fertilizers and animal feeds.[3] The conglomerate includes the following constituent entities: SKM Egg Products,[4][5] SKM Animal Feeds and Foods,[6] SKM Siddha and Ayurvedic Medicines[1][7] and SKM Health and Mind Welfare Charity Trust.[1]
Maeilanandhan serves as the President of the World Community Service Centre (WCSC), a non profit spiritual organization founded by Vethathiri Maharishi involved in the education of yoga and meditation techniques.[8] The organization conducts welfare programmes covering various village panchayats across India.[9] The charitable trust he founded in 1989 has adopted multiple villages to support them with basic infrastructure.[3][9]
In 2013, he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contributions to social service.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "About us, SKM Siddha". SKM Siddha. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Gounder Industrialists". Roots to Buds. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Six from the state on Padma awards list". The Times of India. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "SKM exports". Reuters. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "SKM Egg". SKM Egg. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Business leaders: SKM Maeilanandhan". Four Traders. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "SKM Maeilanandhan". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "About WCSC President". WCSC. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b "I feel honoured says Padma Shri Awardee". The Hindu. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "List of Padma awardees 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.