PRADAN
PRADAN was founded in 1983 as an India-based NGO (Non-Government Organisation). Its title stands for Professional Assistance for Development Action. It is a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act of India. In 1983,Vijay Mahajan and Deep Joshi set up PRADAN, inspired by the belief that well-educated people with empathy towards the poor must work at the grassroots to remove mass poverty.