To Spread scientific temper and to fight superstition and blind belief.
To Launch campaigns and movement for health awareness.
To Encourage blood donation/ eye donation/ other human organ(s) donation/ whole body donation after death for transfusion, transplantation or medical research.
To Instill a sense of fraternity in people through selfless humanitarian service.
Ellora Vigyan Mancha ("Ellora Science Forum") is a non- profitmaking, non-governmental organization established in May 2004 in Assam, India, to Spread scientific temper and to fight superstition and blind belief, launch campaigns and movement for health awareness, climate change, encourage blood donation/ eye donation/ other human organ(s) donation/ whole body donation after death for transfusion, transplantation or medical research., and to Instill a sense of fraternity in people through selfless humanitarian service.
History
It was founded in memory of Ellora Roychoudhury, who died in 2003 after battling long with cancer and donated her body to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for research.[1][2][3] She is the first woman in North East India to donate her body for medical sciences.[4] In a public meeting attended by eminent personalities held on 15 May 2004, at Assam Textile Institute, Guwahati the Ellora Vigyan Mancha was formally came into existence.
The Ellora Vigyan Mancha works for body donation, organ donation, health awareness, against superstition[6] and blind beliefs.[4][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] As of August, 2022 158 bodies have been already donated to different government medical colleges in Assam.
On 1 May 2018,on the occasion of Hemchandra Barua Memorial Day the Ellora Vigyan Mancha was awarded with Hemkosh Pran Devananda Baruah Samaj Chetana Award by Sadin-Pratidin group.[22][23] Again in May 2022, Bhabaprasad Chaliha Trust conferred prestigious Maanavata award to the organization. Apart from these, the Organization has received various other recognitions such as appreciation award from Assam AIDS Control Society for organizing blood donation campaigns across Assam.[24]
Publications
The Ellora Vigyan Mancha has been publishing its quarterly journal the ‘Samikshan' regularly since the last Conference held in October, 2016. Moreover, it has published few booklets on Health and Superstition, Astrology and Astronomy, etc. apart from two books on Hemchandra Barua and Ancient Indian Science (translated).[25]
Major days observed
15 May - Foundation Day
20 August- National Scientific Temper Day (Martyrdom day of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar)
