International Noble Work Development and Investigation Association (INDIA) is a voluntary organization non-profit, democratic and secular in nature having its presence in the State of Odisha for nearly two decades. Formally registered in 1996 under the Society Registration Act, the organization came into being as a result of the effort of some youth volunteers fighting for the cause of the oppressed in Buguda block of Ganjam district way back in the early nineteen nineties. Over the years it has been engaged in advocating the rights of the Dalits and fighting for the issues related to their development with emphasis on the rights of children and women. The organization was formed to carry the crusade against the heinous practice of caste discrimination and atrocities related to such act. Denial of entry into the temples, pulling out water from the open well or using the hand pumps installed in the area dominated by upper caste communities, and most importantly, untouchability at the household and community level and in educational institutions as well called for a concerted effort by a group of Dalit youths who were victimized along with their family members.
