Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA) is a voluntary organisation with a committed and self-motivated workforce of volunteers. It was founded in 1952 by the great visionary Vanayogi Balasaheb Deshpande. The objective of Kalyan Ashram is to work for the all-round development of Janjatis. To meet this objective, the organisation runs several service projects in the areas of Education, Health Care, Sports, Arts & Culture and Self Employment etc throughout the country.