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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Boy Scouts === | === Boy Scouts === | ||
Scouting was officially founded in | Scouting was officially founded in British India in 1909, first starting at the Bishop Cotton's Boys School in Bangalore. Scouting for native Indians was started by [[Vivian Bose]], [[Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]], [[Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru]], [[Annie Besant]] and [[George Arundale]], in 1913. Prior to this date, Scouting was open only for British and foreign Scouts. In 1916, a [[Cub Scout|Cub]] section was started, followed by the [[Rover Scout|Rover]] section in 1918. | ||
In 1916, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]'s Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police [[J. S. Wilson]] introduced ''Scouting for Boys'' as a textbook in the Calcutta Police Training School. Colonel Wilson volunteered his services to the District Scout Commissioner, | In 1916, [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]'s Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police [[J. S. Wilson]] introduced ''Scouting for Boys'' as a textbook in the Calcutta Police Training School. Colonel Wilson volunteered his services to the District Scout Commissioner, Alfred Pickford, and in 1917 became Assistant Scoutmaster of the Old Mission Church Troop. Together the two struggled for the admission of Indian boys into the [[The Scout Association|Boy Scouts Association]], which had not been admitted due to a Government of India order against it because "Scouting might train them to become revolutionaries". Shortly Wilson was acting as Cubmaster and Scoutmaster, and succeeded Pickford as District Commissioner in May 1919 when Pickford was promoted to Chief Scout Commissioner for India. | ||
As a way of getting around the Government Order, the ''Boy Scouts of Bengal'' was founded, with identical aims and methods. Many separate Scout organizations began to spring up, the ''Indian Boy Scouts Association'', founded in 1916, based in [[Chennai|Madras]] and headed by Annie Besant and George Arundale; ''Boy Scouts of [[Mysore]]''; ''Boy Scouts of [[Vadodara|Baroda]]''; ''[[Nizam]]'s Scouts''; ''[[Seva Samiti]] Scout Association'', founded in 1917 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru and based in | As a way of getting around the Government Order, the ''Boy Scouts of Bengal'' was founded, with identical aims and methods. Many separate Scout organizations began to spring up, the ''Indian Boy Scouts Association'', founded in 1916, based in [[Chennai|Madras]] and headed by Annie Besant and George Arundale; ''Boy Scouts of [[Mysore]]''; ''Boy Scouts of [[Vadodara|Baroda]]''; ''[[Nizam]]'s Scouts''; ''[[Seva Samiti]] Scout Association'', founded in 1917 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru and based in Allahabad; the aforementioned ''Boy Scouts of Bengal'' and likely others. A conference was held in Calcutta in August 1920 in which Wilson staged a Scout Rally, and as a result the [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]] sent an invitation to [[Robert Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]], by then Chief Scout of the World, to visit India. Lord and [[Olave Baden-Powell|Lady Baden-Powell]] arrived in Bombay in late January 1921 for a short tour of the subcontinent before leaving Calcutta for Rangoon. Alfred Pickford accompanied them and became one of their closest friends. | ||
[[Image:Indtrim.jpg|thumb|140px|The Boy Scouts Association in India membership badge–note modern Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh are included in the map]] | [[Image:Indtrim.jpg|thumb|140px|The Boy Scouts Association in India membership badge–note modern Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh are included in the map]] | ||
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In the first years after India's independence leading politicians, including [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] and [[Mangaldas Pakvasa]], as well as Scout leaders tried to unify India's Scouts and Guides. A first success was the merger of the ''The Boy Scouts Association in India'' and the ''Hindustan Scout Association'' forming the Bharat Scouts and Guides on November 7, 1950. About a year later, on August 15, 1951, the ''All India Girl Guides Association'' joined this new organisation.<ref name="BSG-history"/> | In the first years after India's independence leading politicians, including [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] and [[Mangaldas Pakvasa]], as well as Scout leaders tried to unify India's Scouts and Guides. A first success was the merger of the ''The Boy Scouts Association in India'' and the ''Hindustan Scout Association'' forming the Bharat Scouts and Guides on November 7, 1950. About a year later, on August 15, 1951, the ''All India Girl Guides Association'' joined this new organisation.<ref name="BSG-history"/> | ||
In 1959, the [[World Scout Conference|17th World Scout Conference]] in New Delhi was hosted by the BSG. The [[Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center]] in | In 1959, the [[World Scout Conference|17th World Scout Conference]] in New Delhi was hosted by the BSG. The [[Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center]] in Pune, Maharashtra, India, opened in 1966. The idea for this fouth world centre dates back to 1956 when it was developed during a WAGGGS International commissioners' meeting in New Delhi. | ||
The United Nations selected the Bharat Scouts and Guides as honorary "Peace Messengers" for their significant and concrete contributions to the | The United Nations selected the Bharat Scouts and Guides as honorary "Peace Messengers" for their significant and concrete contributions to the International Year of Peace in 1986. | ||
=== Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group === | === Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group === | ||
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== International Scouting units in India == | == International Scouting units in India == | ||
In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in | In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in New Delhi, linked to the [[Direct Service]] branch of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], which supports units around the world. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
