"I DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO THE PEOPLE OF MY VILLAGE" - MALARKODI, EMINENCE GOLD MEDAL WINNER

The 5th Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards was conducted on June 17th in Chennai Trade Centre. Apart from honoring celebrities, we had also initiated to honor four individuals who have made significant contributions to the welfare of the society with Eminence awards.

An embodiment of perseverance that she is, Mrs. Malarkodi Dhanasekaran has built over 650 toilets in the village of Melamarungoor, Sivagangai District, making it completely defecation free. She has also arranged for continuous water flow into the village that used to be a drought-prone area and has installed a reverse osmosis plant. She has, without losing hope despite the hardships, spent a major part of her career for generating funds for her mission of a model village, received The Park Group of Institutions Presents Behindwoods Gold Medal for Eminence in Service to Mankind from Actor-Musician Hip Hop Aadhi & Dr. Anusha R, CEO, Park Institutions.

Malarkodi in her speech stated that "I am from a village where people are living an extremely ordinary life. There are no facilities and the welfare of the village could never be guaranteed. Once I became a representative I wanted to bring changes to the village and provide a fulfilled life for my people. As a village now we have managed to build schools and hospitals for the people and I can say that proudly. I dedicated this award to the people of my village and I would like to thank my husband who has been extremely supportive of all my decisions and wishes without any hesitation."

The other proud eminence winners are Mr. SR Jangid, Mrs. Shanmugam, and Mr. Palam Kalyanasundaram.

"I DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO THE PEOPLE OF MY VILLAGE" - MALARKODI, EMINENCE GOLD MEDAL WINNER VIDEO