Title BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES (BSG)
Description
  • The Bharat Scouts and Guides is the national Scouting and Guiding association of India.
  • Scouting was founded in India in 1909 as an overseas branch of the Scout Association and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1938. 
  • The BSG serves 2.88 million Scouts (as of 2011) and 1.29 million Guides (as of 2005).
  • Scouting was officially founded in British India in 1909, first starting at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore. Scouting for native Indians was started by Justice Vivian Bose, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru, Girija Shankar Bajpai, Annie Besant and George Arundale, in 1913.
  • The first Girl Guides company was founded in Jabalpur in 1911.
  • Nov 07, 1950:   A first success of the attempts of Indian leaders to unify India's scouts and guides was the merger of the Boy Scouts Association in India and the Hindustan Scout Association forming the Bharat Scouts and Guides on this day.
  • Aug 15, 1951:    All India Girl Guides Association joined the BSG.
  • 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.
  • The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.
  • Bharat Scouts
    • Bunnies - ages 3 to 5
    • Cubs - boys, ages 5 to 10
    • Scouts - boys, ages 10 to 17
    • Rovers - boys, ages 15 to 25
    Bharat Guides
    • Bulbuls - girls, ages 5 to 10
    • Guides - girls, ages 10 to 17
    • Rangers - girls, ages 15 to 25

    Additionally, there are four special branches:[10]

    • Extension Scouting
    • Sea Scouting
    • Air Scouting
    • Venture Club Scheme
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