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The Genesis of
Scouting and Guiding in the World
The
Boy Scouts Movement had a simple start in the year 1907 when a retired
Army General Lord Baden Powell conducted an experimental camp in Brown sea
Island in England with 20 boys. The successful conduct of the camp and
publication of the Book “Scouting for Boys” in a fortnightly marked
the start of the Boy Scout Movement.
In
the year 1910, Crystal palace Rally was held where Girls wearing the boy
Scout uniform appeared and wanted to join the Scout Movement. Lord Baden
Powell decided to start a movement for Girls with the help of his sister
Agnes Baden Powell
Scouting In India
Scouting
started in India in the year 1909, when Captain T.H.Baker established the
first Scout Troop in Bangalore and got it registered with imperial
Headquarters, London.subsequently, Scout Troops were formed in Kirkee (Pune),
Simla, Madras, Jabalpur, Lonavla
(Mumbai) and registered with the Imperial Headquarters during 1910 and
1911. These units were open to European and Anglo Indian Children only.
The
first Guide Company in India was started in Jabalpur, Central India
in 1911.
As
the Scout Movement was not initially open to the Indian boys, Nationalist
leaders of India decided to offer Scouting activities to Indian Boys and
Sewa Samiti Scout Association was formed with Headquarters in Allahabad by
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru and Pandit Sriram
Bajpai. Dr.Annie Besant with the help of Shri
G.S.Arundale started a seperate Scout Association for Indian Boys in
Madras.
Efforts
were made for unification of different scout groups existing in India during the
visit of Lord Baden Powell to India in 1921 and 1937 but failed. Major
reason for the failure in unification was the promise clause which
included the word “Duty to King”. Our Patriotic sentiments of our
Nationalist leaders did not approve the allegiance to the British Empire
and instead it was insisted that allegiance loyalty
to the Country should be part of the Scout Promise..
Scouting Guiding In
independent India
After
the independence of our country efforts were made for unification of the
Scout and Guide Associations functioning in India.
Serious efforts were made by our National leaders like Pt.Jawahar Lal
Nehru, First Prime Minister of India, Mauland Abul Kalam Azad, the First
education Minister of India,Shri Mangal Das Pakvasa, Governor of Central
Province, and Scout leaders Pandit
Hriday
Nath Kunzru, Pandit Sri Ram Bajpai, Justice Vivian Bose and others for the
merger of the Scout / Guide Associations.
Dr.Tara chand, Education Secretary
,Government of India made significant contribution in finalizing the
merger deed.
The Final merger took place on
7th November 1950 and the unified Organisation came into existence under the Name “The Bharat Scouts and
Guides”. The Girl Guides Association formally joined the Bharat Scouts and Guides a little
later on 15th August 1951.
Constitution
and Headquarters
The Bharat Scouts and Guides is a Registered Society under Societies Registrations Act. It is totally voluntary, non-political and secular Organisation.
The National Headquarters of the Bharat Scouts functioned from Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi, till 1963.Thereafter, it shifted to its own building and is functioning from Lakshmi Mazumdar Bhawan , 16, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Indra Prasth Estate, New Delhi – 110002. The National Headquarters building was inaugurated in the year 1963 by the then Vice President of India Dr.Zakir Hussain.
Our Fundamentals
Definition:-The
Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non-political, educational
movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race
or creed ,in accordance with the purpose, principles and methods conceived
by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Movement is to contribute to the development of young
people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and
spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as
members of local, national and international communities.
Principles:
The Scout /Guide Movement is based on the Following Principles.
DUTY
TO GOD: Adherence to
spiritual principle, loyalty to the religion that expresses the acceptance
of the duties resulting there from.
DUTY
TO OTHERS;
Loyalty
to one's country in harmony of local and international peace,
understanding, co-operation.
Participation
in the development of society with recognition and respect for dignity of
one's fellowmen and for the integrity of the natural world.
DUTY
TO SELF:
Responsibility
for the development of one’s self.
The
Method: The Scout /Guide Method is a system of progressive
self-education through:-
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A Promise and Law
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Learning by doing.
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Membership of small groups under adult leadership involving
progressive discovery and
acceptance of responsibility and
training towards self -government directed towards the
development of character, and the acquisition of competence,
self-reliance, dependability
and capacities to co-operate and to lead.
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Progressive and stimulating programmes of various activities based
on the interest of the
participants including games, useful skills and services to the community
taking place largely
in an outdoor setting in contact with nature.
LAW AND PROMISE
Promise
as applicable to Scout/Guides.
"On
my honour I promise that I will do my best -
to do my duty to God and
my country,
to help other people and
to obey the Scout/Guide Law."
The
Law.
The Law for the Scout and Guide is:
A Scout /Guide is trustworthy.
A Scout /Guide is loyal.
A Scout / Guide is Friend to all and brother/Sister to every other
Scout/Guide.
A Scout / Guide is courteous.
A Scout / Guide is
friend to animals and loves nature.
A Scout / Guide is disciplined
and helps protect public property.
A Scout / Guide is courageous.
A Scout / Guide is thrifty.
A Scout / Guide is pure in
thought, word and deed.
Cub
/ Bulbul Promise
"
I Promise to do my best
to do my duty God and my
Country,
to keep the cub / Bulbul law
and
to do a Good turn every
day
Law
of Cubs and Bulbuls.
The Cub / Bulbul gives
into the elders.
The Cub / Bulbul is clean and courteous.
Note:
1. The word "Dharma" may be substituted, if so desired for the
word "God"
Note
2. The law and promise for Scouts & Guides are applicable to
Rovers/Rangers and Adult leaders in the movement.
SCOUT/GUIDE
PRAYER
DAYA KAR DAN BHAKTI KA,
HAMEIN PARAMATMA DENA
DAYA KARNA HAMARI
ATMA MEIN SHUDDHATA DENA.
HAMARE DHYAN MEIN AAO
PRABHU ANKHON MEIN BAS JAO
ANDHERE DIL MEIN AAKAR KE
PARAM JYOTI JAGA DENA
BAHA DO PREM KI GANGA
DILO ME PREM KA SAGAR
HAMEN AAPAS ME MILJULKAR
PRABHU REHANA SIKHA DENA
HAMARA KARAM HO SEVA
HAMARA DHARAM HO SEVA
SADA IMAAN HO SEVA
WO SEVAK CHAR BANA DENA
VATAN KE VASTE JEENA,
VATAN KE VASTE MARNA
VATAN PAR JAAN FIDA KARNA
PRABHU HUM KO SIKHA DENA
DAYA KAR DAN BHAKTI KA,
HAMEIN PARAMATMA DENA
DAYA KARNA HAMARI
ATMA MEIN SHUDDHATA DENA.
AWARDS
AND RECOGNITIONS
The
Organization received International and National Awards in recognition of
its Contributions for International Peace and understanding
United Nations
“Peace Messenger Award” – The
United Nation conferred the Peace Messenger award to the organization in
recognition of outstanding contribution for promotion of International
Understanding and Harmony in the year 1986-87.
Indira Gandhi Award
for National Integration – the
Organization received the 3rd Indira Gandhi Award for National
Integration in the year 1987 in recognition of its contribution for promoting Harmony and
Integration.
Bronze Wolf Award
– The
National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts & Guides Shri L. M. Jain
received Bronze Wolf Award during 38th world Scout Conference held at
Jeju, Korea in 2008.
(This
is the highest award of recognition for contribution in promotion of
scouting at International Level. The Award is given by the World Scout
Committee.)
Asia Pacific Regional
Award for distinguished services –
The
President of the Bharat Scouts & Guides Shri Rameshwar Thakur and Shri
L.M.Jain, National Commissioner received the Asia Pacific Regional Award
for distinguished services in the year 2009 and
2006 respectively.
Padma Bhushan – The
former National Commissioner of the organization Sardar Lakshman Singh was
conferred Padma Bhushan Award from Government of India in the year 1988.
He is also a recipient of Bronze Wolf Award from WOSM
Padma Shri - The former
National Commissioner of the organization Smt. Lakshmi Mazumdar received
the Padma Shri Award from Government of
India in
the year 1965 for her contribution in the field of Scouting. She is also a
recipient of Bronze Wolf Award from WOSM |