website: http://www.elloravigyan.org/ 

Since its inception in May 2004, the Ellora Vigyan Mancha has engaged itself in fighting all forms of superstition and blind belief and for spreading scientific temper amongst the people. The major issues being taken up include : menace of ‘witch’ hunting, black magic, sorcery. wizardry, fraudulent healer or quackery, false beliefs in astrology and gemstones, so called ‘Godman’, etc.
As part of its activities, the Ellora Vigyan Mancha also takes up the issues related to people’s health and hygiene, environment and climate change, science popularization, etc.
The major activities of the organization has been the campaigns and encouragements for voluntary blood donation while alive and eye donation, organ donation or whole body donation after one’s death for transplantation or for enrichment of medical science and benefit of mankind.
It has also been launching joint campaigns and movements with like minded organisations in furtherance of the aims and objectives of the Mancha.