Rovers and Rangers unit

SVGC Ghumarwin

Rovers and Ranger charter No : BSGHP-20-024/ 2020

 

Introduction:

 The Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non-political, secular and educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed. Its purpose, principles and methods were conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907.Activities undertaken by the Bharat Scouts & Guides are primarily based on community development. The college has one unit of organization with about 24 students and voluntary membership can be obtained by depositing a fee of Rs 10/- only. Enrolment is done in the beginning of an academic session.

Motto: “Service”

Principles: The Rovers /Rangers Movements based on the following  principles.

THE GENESIS OF SCOUTING AND GUIDINGIN 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 SEAI SLAND INENGLANDWITH20 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), Shimla, 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 Indiain1911.
• 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 separate 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 and Empire instead it was insisted that allegiance loyalty to the Country should be part of the Scout