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| formation = {{Start date and age|1905|6|12}} | |||
| founder = [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]] | |||
| type = [[Service club]] | |||
| headquarters = [[Pune]], India | |||
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| publication = [[The Hitavada]] | |||
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| website = {{URL|www.servantsofindia.in/}} | |||
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[[File:GKGokhale.jpg|thumb|Gopal Krishna Gokhale]] | [[File:GKGokhale.jpg|thumb|Gopal Krishna Gokhale]] | ||
The '''Servants of India Society''' is a [[social reform]] organisation that was formed in [[Pune district|Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], on June 12, 1905 by [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=133131|title=Servants of India Society to celebrate centenary|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=June 9, 2005|accessdate=2009-07-14}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> to harness the youth to patriotic service. He left the [[Deccan Education Society]] to form this association. Along with him were a small group of educated Indians, as Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar, [[Surendranath Banerjee|Surendra Nath Banerjee]], and Anant Patwardhan who wanted to promote social and human development and overthrow the British rule in [[India]].<ref name="Gokhale">{{cite book|author=Bal Ram Nanda|url=https://archive.org/details/gokhaleindianmod0000nand/page/n549/mode/2up|publisher=Delhi : Oxford University Press |title=Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj|year= 1977|isbn=|location=|page=483}}</ref> | |||
The | The Society was established on the conviction that true liberation of the masses could only be achieved through the committed efforts of a group of selfless, dedicated, and intelligent individuals who would devote their lives to the service of the nation and the upliftment of its most vulnerable communities. The Society’s volunteers were trained to serve as nationalist missionaries, taking vows of renunciation and forsaking all notions of selfishness, pride, and personal recognition. With a deep sense of duty, they committed themselves fully to their work and the service of the nation. The Society emphasized holistic nation-building through initiatives in education, social welfare, and the upliftment of marginalized and underprivileged communities. Its mission extended beyond economic and political realms, encompassing a broad spectrum of social issues aimed at fostering inclusive and sustainable progress.<ref name="GoI"/> | ||
The Society organized many campaigns to promote education, sanitation, health care, and fight the [[social evil]]s of [[untouchability]] and discrimination, alcoholism, poverty, oppression of women and for protection of women from domestic abuse. | |||
The society is regarded as the first secular organization in the country dedicated to serving the underprivileged, rural and tribal communities, along with other social causes.<ref name="GoI">{{Cite web|author=|url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?7081|title=Servants of India Society|publisher=Ministry of Culture, Government of India}}</ref> | |||
The Society began publishing [[The Hitavada]], its English-language journal from [[Nagpur]], in 1911. | |||
In 1930, the society established the [[Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics]], Pune.<ref name="FE">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 June 2020|title=Pune’s Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics turns 90!|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-punes-gokhale-institute-of-politics-and-economics-turns-90-1983335/|newspaper=Financial Express|access-date= 7 April 2025 }}</ref> | |||
[[File:Statue of Gopal Krishna Devadhar.jpg|thumb|Statue of Gopal Krishna Devadhar at Devadhar Government Higher Secondary School Campus, Near Tanur, Kerala]] | |||
Prominent Indians were its members and leaders. It chose to remain away from political activities and organizations like the [[Indian National Congress]]. | |||
It still continues its activities albeit with a small membership. It has its H.Q. in the city of [[Pune]], Maharashtra. It has its branches in various other states like [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Odisha]] and [[Uttarakhand]]. It has its branch office at [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]] | |||
In Odisha, it has its centres at [[Cuttak]], [[Choudwar]] and [[Rayagada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatogether.org/stories/2002/rd1002.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180814231628/http://www.indiatogether.org/stories/2002/rd1002.htm|archive-date = 14 August 2018|title = India Together: Profile of Servants of India Society - October 2002}}</ref> It runs an orphanage in Odisha. | In Odisha, it has its centres at [[Cuttak]], [[Choudwar]] and [[Rayagada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatogether.org/stories/2002/rd1002.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180814231628/http://www.indiatogether.org/stories/2002/rd1002.htm|archive-date = 14 August 2018|title = India Together: Profile of Servants of India Society - October 2002}}</ref> It runs an orphanage in Odisha. | ||
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[[Category: Indian independence movement]] | [[Category:Indian independence movement]] | ||
{{India-hist-stub}} | {{India-hist-stub}} | ||
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| Formation | June 12, 1905 |
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| Founder | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Type | Service club |
| Headquarters | Pune, India |
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| Publication | The Hitavada |
| Website | www |
The Servants of India Society is a social reform organisation that was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale,[1] to harness the youth to patriotic service. He left the Deccan Education Society to form this association. Along with him were a small group of educated Indians, as Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar, Surendra Nath Banerjee, and Anant Patwardhan who wanted to promote social and human development and overthrow the British rule in India.[2]
The Society was established on the conviction that true liberation of the masses could only be achieved through the committed efforts of a group of selfless, dedicated, and intelligent individuals who would devote their lives to the service of the nation and the upliftment of its most vulnerable communities. The Society’s volunteers were trained to serve as nationalist missionaries, taking vows of renunciation and forsaking all notions of selfishness, pride, and personal recognition. With a deep sense of duty, they committed themselves fully to their work and the service of the nation. The Society emphasized holistic nation-building through initiatives in education, social welfare, and the upliftment of marginalized and underprivileged communities. Its mission extended beyond economic and political realms, encompassing a broad spectrum of social issues aimed at fostering inclusive and sustainable progress.[3]
The Society organized many campaigns to promote education, sanitation, health care, and fight the social evils of untouchability and discrimination, alcoholism, poverty, oppression of women and for protection of women from domestic abuse.
The society is regarded as the first secular organization in the country dedicated to serving the underprivileged, rural and tribal communities, along with other social causes.[3]
The Society began publishing The Hitavada, its English-language journal from Nagpur, in 1911.
In 1930, the society established the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.[4]
Prominent Indians were its members and leaders. It chose to remain away from political activities and organizations like the Indian National Congress.
It still continues its activities albeit with a small membership. It has its H.Q. in the city of Pune, Maharashtra. It has its branches in various other states like Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand. It has its branch office at Allahabad, U.P.
In Odisha, it has its centres at Cuttak, Choudwar and Rayagada.[5] It runs an orphanage in Odisha.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Servants of India Society to celebrate centenary". Indian Express. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Bal Ram Nanda (1977). Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj. Delhi : Oxford University Press. p. 483.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Servants of India Society". Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
- ↑ "Pune's Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics turns 90!". Financial Express. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "India Together: Profile of Servants of India Society - October 2002". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
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