Ellora Roychoudhury

Ellora Roychoudhury (Assamese: ইলোৰা ৰায়চৌধুৰী; 1 April 1969 – 15 May 2003) was an Indian social worker, activist, and the first woman from Northeast India to posthumously donate her eyes and body. In her memory, the organization Ellora Vigyan Mancha was established to promote scientific temper and combat superstition and blind beliefs.

Activism Ellora Roychoudhury was involved in progressive and democratic student movements from her school days. During the Assam Agitation (1979–1985), she faced numerous challenges and persecution from extremist nationalist and separatist groups. In 1985, she became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and later joined the All India Democratic Women's Association after her marriage. Hours after her death, her eyes were donated to the Sankaradeva Netralaya in Guwahati, with the consent of her husband, Isfaqur Rahman.