PadmaShri SKM. Maeilanandhan

"The pillar behind WCSC,  enabling to create a strong foundation as envisioned by Vethathiri Maharishi."

Padmashri SKM. Maeilanandhan,  the President of The World Community Services Centre - A well-known social activist, philanthropist, an Indian industrialist and founder of SKM Group of companies, a multi-talented humanistic leader, 

Born on June 18, 1945 in a poor agriculture family in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, he  pioneered a modern Rural Marketing Barter system which is being followed by the present traders. He pioneered for self-employment of educated and un-educated people of rural areas and provided job opportunities throughout the year. He organised more than 150 seminars and farmers meets to study and analyse their problems in the market and pricing and prevent emerging diseases of the poultry and educated the poultry farmers.

 Village Services Project (VSP) scheme, one of the marvels under WCSC        is his brainchild for upliftment of people living in rural area. He believes that the teachings of Vethathiri Maharishi and the benefits of SKY Yoga should be inspirational and transformational in the grassroots and  yoga and meditation courses are taught to 61,000 villagers in 148 villages.

VISION for Wisdom an Educational wing of the WCSC in order to impart the Value Based Education in collaboration with 30 Universities by creating MoUs and He formulated Yoga for Human Excellence as Certificate, Diploma, Degrees and doctorate courses. 1,54,469 are benefited with 70 percent of them  being females. SKM.Maeilandhan had taken relentless efforts to introduce Maharishi’s philosophy in various universities and also to spread Vethathiri's message not only in India but also World over.