15 Facts About Manju Manikuttan

Manju Manikuttan rescued lot of expatriate workers, who faced legal, health and work related issues in Saudi Arabia.

Manju Manikuttan was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest award for women in India, in 2019.

Manju Manikuttan's life was changed when she met Safiya Ajith, famous social worker and Vice President of the expatriate Indian organization Navayugam Cultural Forum in Saudi Arabia.

Navayugam assigned Manju Manikuttan to take the responsibilities handled by Ajith.

Manju Manikuttan took the whole responsibilities of the ladies' deportation centre and was actively involved in solving the cases of women inmates.

Manju Manikuttan solved hundreds of cases of women, who came to Saudi Arabia to work as housemaids, domestic workers, hospital workers, beauticians, etc.

Manju Manikuttan helped hundreds of women to go back to India, after finishing all legal formalities.

Manju Manikuttan was given the Nari Shakti Puraskar award for her social work in 2019.

Manju Manikuttan met the minister Maneka Gandhi and afterwards she met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Manju Manikuttan was the only expatriate woman who received the award that year.

Manju Manikuttan's situation led to a fight and she could have been arrested.

However, Manju Manikuttan was summoned and she took her back to her own home where she stayed until a new route home could be organised.

Manju Manikuttan is supported in her work by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, and Saudi authorities including the Deportation Centre in Dammam and Navayugam.

Manju Manikuttan has won many awards from various organizations, establishments and NGOs for her social work.

Manju Manikuttan still continues her social work in Saudi Arabia.