PRAVESH

Rover Handbook Series 01

THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES

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PRAVESH
Rover Handbook Series 01
© The Bharat Scouts and Guides,
All rights reserved

Compiled by: Mr. R.K. Kaushik, LT(R)

Special efforts by: MR. R.S. Anbarsan, LT(S)

Mr. Karnail Singh, LT(R)
Mr. Arindam Bhattacharya, LT(R)
Mr. Arup Sarkar, LT(R)

First Edition : August 2018

Published by: Director,

The Bharat Scouts and Guides
National Headquarters,
Lakshmi Mazumdar Bhawan,
16, M.G. Marg, I.P. Estate,
New Delhi:110002

Price : Rs. 45/-

Printed By : Printco Supreme

212, F.I.E. Patparganj Industrial Area
Delhi - 110092.

Resources: Scouting for Boys,

Pravesh Scout, APRO II,
Rovering to Success,
Rover Scouting,
Life History of B.P.,
Milestone and
WOSM / WAGGGS website contents.
 FOREWORD

India is on the threshold of an unique demographic

dividend with young persons comprising more than 50%
of the total population of India but, for the last so many
years there was a demand of Rovers book on youth
programme. In 2015, a Workshop was conducted at
National Headquarters and thereafter at National
Training Centre, Panchmarhi in 2016 to bring the books
on Rover Skills based on youth programme. In both the
workshops contents related to subjects were collected
and now the team of trainers have tried their best to
bring all the important contents in this book.

This book is the first in series on the specified subjects

and is based on fulfilling the key objective of providing
education for life to the youth through all the three
stages of the Youth (Cub, Scout and Rover). The Bharat
Scouts and Guides is a voluntary, non-political
educational movement for young people aiming to
contribute to the development of young people in
achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and
spiritual potentials as responsible citizens and as
members of National and International communities.
Therefore I hope this book will be very useful for our
Rovers.

Best of Luck and Happy brotherhood in the Open Air.

Dr. K.K. KHANDELWAL, IAS (RETD.)

CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER
 Table of contents
SI. No. Subject Page
01 14 Programme Ideals 01

02 Rover 03

03 Rover Crew 04

04 Pravesh Requirements 05

05 Requirements of Pravesh Scout 05

06 Scouting for Boys 06

07 Books on Rovering 08

08 Five Rocks 09

09 History of the Movement 13

10 Growth of the Movement 20

11 Birth of Guiding 21

12 Scouting and Guiding in India 24

13 Our Fundamentals 29

14 Holistic Knowledge of the Movement 33

15 Mission of WOSM / WAGGGS 34

16 Scout Promise and Law 35

17 Scout Sign, Saute and Left Hand Shake 38

 Table of contents
SI. No. Subject Page
18 Motto 40

19 Daily Good Turn 41

20 Rover Uniform 44

21 Flags 46

22 National Flag 47

23 BSG Flag 50

24 WOSM Flag 51

25 WAGGGS Flag 51

26 National Anthem 54

27 Prayer 55

28 Flag Song 57

29 Outing 59

30 Interpretation of Promise and Law 59

31 Rover Vigil and Investiture 62

32 Flag Procedure 69
 14 Programme Ideals
Educational Objectives of Rovering
The Bharat Scouts and Guides purpose is fulfilled by
providing education for life to the boys through all the
three states of the Youth (Cub, Scout and Rover) The
Association expects that every young man who
completes the full course of the boy programme of the
Association will be able to:-

1. make Scouting a way of life.

2. become an active and participating citizen.

3. improve skills, vocational and otherwise to be self

dependent and useful to others.

4. emerge as practical person who has respect for

himself and for others and their experiences.

5. realize that he has a responsibility in the

development of his community and undertake
Community Development Projects individually
and collectively.

6. lead a refined religious life in service of man and

God/ Dharma.

7. select in future, a right partner for a life of full

understanding and adjustment and lead a
harmonious life.

8. do all his best to protect public property.

9. prepare himself to do his duty to country and

develop love for Universal Brotherhood i.e. peace

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 and goodwill among human beings.

10. develop a positive attitude to undertake

considerable risk for others, making full use of his
Rovering Skills and Values.

11. work for the upkeep of our National Heritage &

Culture with love for Human values.

12. promote and participate in the developmental

activities pertaining to National priorities like
National Integration, Population Education,
Conservation, Sanitation etc.

13. become a Strategic Leader who loves to grow

with the group.

14. have fair understanding of the World Affair In

general.

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 ROVER
A boy whether previously a Scout or not and who is a
citizen of India and who has completed 15 years of age
may be enlisted as a Rover ASPIRANT, A person who
has completed 25 years of age is not eligible to be a
Rover, but he can continue as a service Rover up to the
age of 35 years.

Wherever it is necessary, extension be allowed for

three years with special permission of the State Chief
Commissioner. He will be eligible for Rashtrapati
Rover Award provided the special permission is
granted before completion of 25 years of age and the
same shall be reported to the National Headquarters.

Rover : There are three stages in the career of a Rover

namely;

A. Rover Aspirant
B. Rover and
C. Rover -in-Service.

Rover Aspirant : (I) A Rover Aspirant can be invested

as a Rover only after completion of fifteen years of age
and should have worked for three months for Pravesh
Test.

(II) A Rover Aspirant who had been a Scout or who on

admission as Rover Aspirant passes Pravesh Badge
test as laid down for Scout shall wear uniform as a
Rover.

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 Rover Crew
(a) A Rover Crew shall consist of not less than six
Rovers and not more than 24 Rovers.

(b) A Rover Crew shall be a unit of a Group of a

Cub Pack, Scout Troop and Rover Crew,
provided however, where there is no such
group a Rover Crew shall be treated as a
Group.

(c) Every Rover Crew shall be registered in

accordance with the procedure prescribed.

(d) Every Rover Crew shall have a name. Where

Rover Crew is a unit of a Group, it shall bear the
name of the Group. The Group may be named
after the locality or the Institution or any great
personality (Male) of India. Every Group shall
also have a serial number assigned by Local or
District Association, as the case may be.

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 Pravesh Requirements
1. Read and appreciate contents of
"Scouting for Boys" and books on
Rovering prescribed by the sponsor.

2. If a young man has never been a

Scout and wishes to join the Crew
afresh, he should qualify for Pravesh
requirements of Scout Section and
work for at least three months as an
Aspirant Rover before investiture
and probation as decided by the
crew after the completion of three
months be decided by the Crew Council.

3. Be able to interpret the Promise and Law as per Rover

point of view

REQUIREMENTS OF PRAVESH SCOUT

I. Have brief information of the origin of
Scouting/Guiding along with definition, purpose,
principles and methods of the Bharat Scouts and
Guides.
II. A Scout Aspirant must have holistic knowledge of
the Movement.
III. Scout Promise, Law and Motto.
IV. Scout Sign, Salute and left hand shake.
V. Daily Good Turn at home and maintain a diary at
least for a month
VI. Know the parts of Scout Uniform and how to wear it
correctly.
VII. Know the composition and significance of the
National Flag, The Bharat Scouts and Guides Flag,
the World Scout Flag and the Flag Etiquette.
VIII. Sing correctly the National Anthem, Bharat Scouts
and Guides Prayer and Flag Song. Know about the
composer, duration and meaning of the songs.
IX. Attend at least four Troop Meetings spread over a
period of 3 months.

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 “Scouting for Boys”
Baden Powell's 'Scouting for Boys' appeared
originally in six fortnightly parts form Jan' to
March 1908. The contents of these parts were
edited and slightly rearranged and published in
book form in May' 1908.

The book immediately kindled the imagination of the

boys of the British Isles and then set out on its
conquest of the world. It was translated, into
numerous foreign tongues and the boys in many
countries took up the new programme.

With the permission of the World Bureau of Boy

Scouts, The Bharat Scouts and Guides had brought
out first edition in Oct'1972 and the second in 1976,
and thereafter whenever required both in English and
Hindi. Many states have also printed the book in their
regional languages.

The main contents of the book having Nine chapters

and each chapter have around three to four sub
Chapters which termed as Camp Fire Yarns. Totally
the book contains 26 Camp Fire Yarns, where in each
camp fire yarn B P has dealt with various subjects on
scouting. The brief details are as under;-

Chapter 1 - SCOUT CRAFT

Chapter 2 - CAMPAIGNING
Chapter 3 - CAMP LIFE
Chapter 4 - TRACKING
Chapter 5 - WOOD CRAFT
Chapter 6 - ENDURANCE FOR SCOUTS
Chapter 7 - CHIVALRY OF THE KNIGHTS
Chapter 8 - SAVING LIFE
Chapter 9 - OUR DUTIES AS CITIZENS

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 The best way to appreciate the Scouting for Boys is
to add the book in the Crew/Team Library and provide
individual and group assignments of the Crew
members so that the contents are assimilated by the
members of the crew.

Note – The unit leaders are requested to go through

the campfire yarns in Scouting for Boys and carry out
the suggested activities.

Suggested activities for Rovers

i. Prepare a Scrap book describing each Camp fire
yarn with Rovers own illustrations or note
preferably in his mother tongue.
ii. Conduct quiz (inter Crew /Inter District) based on
Scouting for Boys.
iii. One act plays based on anecdotes from Scouting
for Boys
iv. Exhibitions, Public speaking, etc. in Schools and
places where you can attract new members.
v. Collect the stories in the book and share the
same in the crew
vi. Collect the quotation/quotes of Lord B P in the
book.

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 Books on Rovering
There are several books published on Rovering but
only two basic books are available in India, they are :-

ROVER SCOUTING – First Published in 1989 by BSG

NHQ- it is nothing but a summarized version of the
original Rovering to Success book.

ROVERING TO SUCCESS –
Rovering to Success is a book
written by Lord Robert Baden-
Powell in 1922. It is focused on
Rover Scouts which had been
formally established in 1919

As Scouting for Boys had started the

Boy Scout section in 1908, and The
Wolf's Cub Hand Book had launched
the Cubs in 1916, so in 1921, Baden-Powell
determined about writing a book to support the new
Rover Scout section of the Scout Movement.

The manuscript was typed by

B-P's wife Olave Baden Powell in
November of that year, and
Rovering to Success was
published in June 1922 by
Herbert Jenkins.

The Indian Edition was first

Published in1993 .

A Rover who was a Scout may

need more detailed books like Rovering to Success
where as a New comer may feel comfortable with the
Rover Scouting Book.

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Key feature of Rovering to Success :-
Originally subtitled "A Book of Life-Sport for Young
Men", was changed to "A Guide for Young Manhood"
in later editions.

Rovering to Success is rather different from Baden-

Powell's earlier work. It is laying out a philosophy for
living in the adult world, rather than an instructional
handbook.

It is written in the style of advice from a father or a wise

uncle.
In common with his other two handbooks, it has a
theme, this time taken from a 19th-century popular
song; “Never sit down with a tear or a frown, but
paddle your own canoe” which had originally been
written in 1850 by the American poet Sarah T. Bolton.
The first chapter is entitled How to be happy though
rich – or poor is an overview of Baden-Powell's ideas
for leading a happy and fulfilled life, enlivened with
anecdotes from his military career and quotes from
personalities as diverse as Abraham Lincoln, Mark
Twain and Tennyson.

FIVE ROCKS
The next five chapters are described as ”Rocks you
are likely to bump on” (while paddling
your own canoe). They are:

I. “Horses" which deals with gambling,

The dark side of this Rock is the leafing
and betting at races and foot ball
matches, and prize fighting.
The bright side is the active enjoyment of
true sport and hobbies and earning your

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 own living.
II. “Wine” on the perils of alcohol abuse,

The dark side of this Rock is the

temptation to ruin one's real happiness
through self indulgence.

The bright side of the fact that through

overcoming desire you can gain
strength of character and higher
enjoyment of life.

III. “Women”, which includes some

very basic sex education which
was considered ground-breaking
at the time, but includes Victorian
ideas of racial purity and
abstinence.

The dark side of the Rock is the

temptation to forget reverence due
to women.

The bright side is the safe

guarding oneself against
temptation through the
cultivation of chivalry and manly
protecting strength.

IV. “Cuckoos and Humbugs”

which warns against political extremism but
encourages political public service,
The dark side of this Rock is the danger of being
sucked in by cuckoos and humbugs or extremists.

The bright side is the development of self education

and service for the community which counteract the
life of cuckooism.

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V. “Irreligion”, in which B-P contends that
understanding of God can be found through nature
study and helping others, and includes a quote from
The Quran.
The dark side of this Rock is the danger of atheism
and irreligion.

The bright side is its realization of God and service to

Brother Men. To this the study of Nature is a direct
help.

The last chapter of the book, Rovering – the Aim of the

Rover Brotherhood, explains the purpose and
structure of Rover Scouting and gives a wide range of
suggestions for activities and service projects that
Rovers could undertake.

The book finishes with the last two verses (switched

in order) of “The Call of the Wild" from “Songs of a
Sourdough” by Robert W. Service, and the message;
”Happiness is yours if only you paddle your canoe
aright. With all my heart I wish you success, and the
Scouts' wish – GOOD CAMPING!”

He shows that by wrong use, good things become bad

things, and healthy pleasure may develop the harmful
self-indulgence.

He draws a distinction between true health giving

sports and other things, he points out that character
renders prohibition unnecessary, that a sense of
chivalry will solve one of the greatest dangers with
which young man is faced, and that religion is
reverence for the wonders of the Universe.
In short the author expresses himself freely and
frankly as the old fellow to a lot of young fellows whose
welfare he had at his heart. B.P. advises we should
play the game in the spirit of game to make ourselves

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 happy. Difficulties are the salt of life and we should not
think too seriously.

Dear Rovers, you must have the knowledge of both

the books i.e. Scouting for Boys and Rovering to
Success so that you can easily do the Brotherhood of
Open Air and become Healthy, Happy and Helpful
Citizens of the Country.

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 History of the Movement

Birth of Scouting
History of Scouting
commences with a British
Army Officer, Robert
Stephenson Smyth
Baden-Powell. It is not
merely one act or initiative
of Baden-Powell that led to
formation of Scouting but a
number of events, prevailing conditions in England at
that point of time, and influences which attracted the
attention of Baden-Powell to draw up a plan to be of
service to society, particularly the
young boys.

We shall explore them one by

one. These influences are not
presented in a sequential order.

Influence 1: While stationed in

Lucknow, India as an Army
Officer in 1876, Baden-Powell
(B.-P.) found that his men did not know basic first aid
or outdoor survival skills. They were not able to follow
a trail, tell directions, read danger signs, or find food
and water. Hoping to teach his men resourcefulness,
adaptability and the leadership qualities demanded
by frontier conditions, in 1896, Baden-Powell began
to write a small military handbook Aids to Scouting.

Influence 2: In 1896 a rebellion broke out in

Matabeleland, or Rhodesia as we now call it. On 19th
May 1896 B.-P. arrived at Cape Town on a new
assignment which he afterwards called “the best

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 adventure of my life”.

He was the Chief of Staff of Sir Frederick Carrington in

the operations against the rebelling tribes of
Rhodesia's Matabeleland. On 11th April , 1900 the
Boers bombarded Mafeking for four hours. On 16th
May, an advance party of the relieving force rode into
Mafeking. Amongst them was Major Baden-Powell.
Baden-Powell became world famous during this
South African Boer War. He held the small town of
Mafeking during a 217-day siege. The relief was
hailed with delight throughout the Empire. As soon as
the news of the Relief was brought to Queen Victoria,
she had the following telegram sent to B.-P.:

'I and my whole Empire greatly rejoice at the relief of

Mafeking after the splendid defence made by you
through all these months. I heartily congratulate you
and all under you, military and civil, British and native,
for the heroism and devotion you have shown.'

Influence 3: The boys of

Mafeking from nine years up
were organized into the
Mafeking Cadet Corps,
which was eventually
recognized as an official part
of the Mafeking defences.
They took over all manner of
duties such as message-
carrying, orderly work in the
field kitchens, anything that
could free a trained man for
combat duties. B.-P. had
noticed how useful these boys were and how they
responded to responsibility being put on them. The
courage and resourcefulness shown by the boys in
the corps of messengers at Mafeking made a lasting

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impression on him.

Influence 4: When B.-P. returned to London as a

national hero, he was promoted to Lieutenant
General. In England, he found that his little handbook
written for soldiers was being used to teach
observation and woodcraft to members of Boys' clubs
and Boys' Brigade. It had captured the imagination of
English boys and was widely read. B.-P. felt the need
to rewrite the book especially for boys.

Influence 5: On 30th April 1904, Baden-Powell

inspected the Annual Drill Inspection and Review of
the Boys' Brigade on the occasion of the
organization's coming-of-age. The Drill Inspection
and Review was an impressive affair, with seven
thousand youngsters performing before eleven
thousand 'ticket-holder onlookers'. As the boys
marched off the field, Baden-Powell turned to
congratulate the Boys' Brigade founder William
Alexander Smith. He also added that the Brigade, to
his way of thinking, should have many more members
than it had-and would have ten times the number with
more variety and attraction in the training.

Without a moment's hesitation,

Smith agreed and instantly
challenged Baden-Powell to
develop a programme that would
provide that added 'variety and
attraction'. He specifically
suggested that it might be done
through a boys' version of B.P.'s
small book, “Aids to Scouting”.

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 Influence 6: At the end of July
1906, Baden- Powell received a
small book by mail titled: The
Birch-bark Roll of the Woodcraft
Indians written by Ernest
Thompson Seton, a British citizen
living in the United States. He
was very much impressed with
the content of the book. On 30
O c t o b e r, t h e 4 6 - y e a r - o l d
naturalist-writer and the 49-year-
old general lunched together. The day after their
meeting, Baden-Powell sent Seton his Aids to
Scouting and a copy of the material he had prepared
earlier that year regarding his ideas on 'Scouting for
Boys'. Seton secured B.-P's promise of assistance in
revising the Camp craft section of The Birch-bark Roll
for the sixth printing and Baden-Powell got Seton's
permission to use some of the games of the
Woodcraft Indians in his programme.

Influence 7: A report of conditions in the British

capital, just published after exhaustive study,
revealed the shocking fact that 30% of the population
of London -a city that prided itself on being the richest
in the world -were suffering from malnutrition. Another
report showed that of more than two million school
boys, only about a quarter of a million were under any
kind of 'good' influence after school hours. Poverty,
squalor, overcrowding, marginalization, exploitation,
crime, etc., were prevalent in the poor areas of
London. This bothered many especially Baden-
Powell who returned to London in 1903 after spending
several years abroad as part of his military career. He
could not believe that nearly a third of London's
population was undernourished.

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He was shocked with the fact that alcoholism,
vandalism and crime rate were becoming increasingly
rampant.

B.-P. termed these as “failings”. He believed that such

“failings” sap the very foundation of society, thus
placing it in danger and compromising its future. Such
harsh realities prompted B.-P. to offer something
concrete to such dehumanizing situation and
particularly to the young boys of the country.

B.-P. believed that it was necessary to “develop

character” to tackle such problems. The educational
institutions failed to do this - they merely transmitted
knowledge. He basically believed that “education
aims to draw out and develop from the inside 'the
good', to the exclusion of the bad”. He therefore
proposed a twin plan - a purpose - to improve society
by improving the individuals of which it is composed,
and a method intended to “draw out” rather than
“impress upon”. Baden-Powell determined to give his
Boy Scouts scheme, a thorough test before he
developed the final details. Since one of its main
characteristics was to be adventuring outdoors the
only way of doing this testing was by camping with a
group of boys. This, in itself, was a revolutionary idea
at that time. Hitherto, camping had been reserved
almost exclusively for
the military at home
and abroad, and for
explorers and
sportsmen overseas.
Now, for the first time,
it would be made
generally available to
British boys on their
home ground.

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 The result crystallised in the form of an experimental
camp in Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, Dorset,
England in August 1907 organised by Baden-Powell.
He wanted to see how far his scheme would interest
boys of different upbringing and education and
therefore recruited his 20 campers from various walks
of English life.

Some were from large public schools, others from the

slums, shops or farms. To the boys, the Brownsea
camp became a thrilling adventure. They were having
fun and excitement. They were not aware of the
significance of what was happening - that their
working and playing together would eventually result
in millions of other boys sharing in the same game.

To them, everything was a new and something to be

treasured; the experience of camping in itself, the
friendships they made in their patrols and the scout-
craft skills they learned. They were organized into
patrols. They played games, took hikes, cooked
without utensils, learned stalking and pioneering
skills. In the evenings, around the magic of a campfire,
they were spellbound by B.-P.'s stories of his army
adventures. Scouting had begun in earnest and was
destined to spread around the world.

B.-P. himself considered the camp a success. It had

shown him the soundness of his patrol system. It had
demonstrated the appeal of camping and outdoor
activities to boys of all classes. It had established that
the most effective way of learning scout craft was
through practices and games. It had proved that,
when put 'on their honour,' boys would do their very
best.

Within a few days of his return B.-P. began to receive

letters from the boys and their parents. The boys

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expressed themselves
enthusiastically about the
marvellous time they had
experienced. The reactions of the
parents were of the greatest
importance to Baden- Powell.
They had trusted their boys to his
care for an experiment. The
parents felt that their boys had not
only picked up useful knowledge
but had become more resourceful
and more independent.

After the Brownsea camp, B.-P. rewrote his earlier

handbook and called it Scouting for Boys. He
incorporated many ideas from two American
programmes for boys: The Woodcraft Indians, and
The Sons of Daniel Boone. Scouting for Boys was first
published as a six - part series of magazine articles.
People liked the series so well that it was published as
a book in 1908.

Spurred by Baden-Powell's enthusiasm and personal

magnetism, Boy Scout patrols started to appear in
each of communities in which the General had
stopped on his countrywide tour to describe his Boy
Scouts scheme. By the time the sixth and final part of
the book made its appearance at the end of March,
Boy Scouting had swept like a tidal wave across the
length and breadth of the United Kingdom.

The general doubt that is likely to arise is as to when

exactly scouting was born. The conduct of the first
experimental camp by Baden- Powell at Brownsea
Island in 1907 is considered to be the birth of
Scouting.

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 Growth of the Movement
Scouting spread throughout England and began
spreading to other countries. The first recognized
overseas unit was chartered in Gibraltar in 1908,
followed quickly by a unit in Malta. Canada became
the first overseas
dominion with a
sanctioned Boy
Scout program,
followed by
Australia, New
Zealand and
South Africa. Chile
was the first
country outside
the British dominions to have a recognized Scouting
program. Scouting came to India in the year 1909. By
1910, Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Malaya, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States had
Boy Scouts.

The success of “Scouting for Boys” produced a

Movement that quickly - automatically it seemed -
adopted the name of the Boy Scouts and necessitated
the establishment of an office to administer it. By 1909
the Movement had taken firm root. “Scouting for Boys”
had been translated into five languages.

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 Birth of Guiding
1909 is the memorable year in the
history of Scouting to have the first
gathering of Scouts at Crystal
Palace, London. Over 11,000
Scouts in uniform who attended the
rally proved their willingness to play
the game of Scouting.

Along with these 11000 Scouts,

there were a handful of girls who too
wanted to join the game.

It was a surprise for Baden Powell to see girls at the

rally, wearing uniforms like Boy Scouts. When he
asked them “ Who are you?” they replied,
'We are Girl Scouts!” They said they too wanted very
much to be in the game like their brothers.

He tried to persuade the

girls to give up the idea,
but he found enthusiasm
in those young girls and
determination to follow
their brothers. So he
separated the girl section
of the Movement into a
new section and put his
sister Agnes Baden-
Powell in charge to look
after it, calling the branch as Girl Guides. Thus was
born the Movement for girls. After B.-P.'s marriage, his
wife Olave St. Clair Soames (fondly known as Lady
Baden-Powell) was a great source of strength to B.P.,
in promoting Scouting and Guiding around the world.
Both of them undertook several world tours to

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 highlight Scouting and Guiding. After B.P's death on
8th January 1941 in Nyeri, Lady Baden-Powell
continued her good work until her death in 1977.

The coming of the First World War in 1914 could have

brought about the collapse of the Movement, but the
training provided through the patrol system proved its
worth. Patrol leaders took over when adult leaders
volunteered for active service. Scouts contributed to
the war effort in many ways; most notable perhaps
were the Sea Scouts who took the place of regular
coast-guardsmen, thus freeing them for service
afloat.

The first World Jamboree

took place in 1920, in
Olympia, London with
8,000 participants, and
proved that young people
of many nations could
come together to share
common interests and
ideals. B.P. was proclaimed
as the Chief Scout of the world at this Jamboree.
During the Jamboree the first International Scout
Conference was held with 33 National Scout
Organizations represented. The Boy Scouts
International Bureau was founded in London in 1920.

As the Movement grew, expanded and spread to

various countries around the world, the need was felt
to form a world body and it resulted in the formation of
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
as well as the World Association of Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

WOSM is functioning from six regional offices: Africa,

Arab, Asia Pacific, Eurasia, Europe and Western

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Hemisphere.

WAGGGS has five regions i.e.

Africa, Arab, Asia Pacific, Europe and Western
Hemisphere.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides is one of the

founder members of the Asia Pacific Region.

In the 1990's Scouting has been reborn in every

country where it existed prior to World War II, and it
has started throughout the newly independent
countries of the Commonwealth of Independent
States (formerly the USSR). At present there are more
than 40 million Scouts, young people and adults, male
and female, in 216 countries and territories. There are
more than 10 million girls and young women in 150
countries.

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 Scouting and Guiding in India
Though Scouting came to India in 1909, membership
was open to only European and
Anglo Indian boys. In 1916, Dr.
Annie Besant, established the
Indian Boy Scout Association, in
Madras(Chennai) and in 1917
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
and Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru
assisted by Sri Ram Bajpai
established the Seva Samiti
Scout Association in Allahabad.
In 1938, the Seva Samiti Scout Association and newly
formed Indian National Scout Association merged
and formed the Hindustan Scout Association.

On 7th November 1950, the Boy Scout Association in

India and the Hindustan Scout Association merged
under the name of The Bharat Scouts and Guides.
The Girl Guide Association of India merged with the
Bharat Scouts and Guides on 15th August 1951.

Though the Scout wing and Guide wing are working

together under the banner of The Bharat Scouts and
Guides, the Scout wing is affiliated to WOSM and the
Guide wing is affiliated to WAGGGS.

HISTORY OF ROVERING
World level
Scouting started in 1907 with what is now known as
the Scout section, which was followed by the
establishment of the Cub Scout section (Cub Scouts)
in 1916. During World War I, the need for a Scouting
Programme for young adults arose, leading to the

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formation of the Rover Scout section in 1918.

The term "Rover Scouts" was first mentioned by

Baden-Powell in The Boy Scouts Head Quarters
Gazette in August 1918 and the scheme was fully
established by November 1919. He wrote a handbook
for the new scheme, which was published in 1922
under the famously known 'Rovering to Success'. It
contained his philosophy for a happy adult life as well
as ideas for activities that Rover Scouts could
organise for themselves

AUG 01, 1918

The term "Rover Scouts" was first mentioned by Sir
Robert Baden-Powell in The Boy Scouts
Headquarters Gazette in August 1918, and the
scheme was fully established by November 1919.

JUNE 01, 1922 - Rovering to Success

Rovering to Success is a life-guide book for Rovers
written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell and
published in two editions since June 1922. ‪Rovering
to Success sets out a philosophy for living in the adult
world rather than being an instructional handbook. It is
written in the style of advice from a father or of a wise
uncle.

SEP 01, 1931

The 1st World Rover Moot was held in the year 1931at
Kandersteg, Switzerland. and thereafter held almost
every four years until 1961.

Indian Rovering
In India, Rovering was started in Mizoram in the year
1933.
The first All India Rover Camp was held at State

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 Traning Centre, Nizamuddin, Delhi on 28th July 1959.
The first Service camp for Rovers was held in the 3rd
National Jamboree held at Bangalore from 26th to
31st Dec. 1960.

A National Seminar for Rovers and Rangers was held

in Delhi from 27 to 30 Sept. 1964 in which age limit for
Rovers and Rangers was fixed i.e. 18 to 24 years

The first Conference of the Rover and Ranger

Leaders was held at Western Railway Zonal Training
School, Udaipur from 29th to 31st March 1967. It was
inaugurated by His Highness Maharaja Bhagwat
Singhji of Udaipur on 29th March. 74 Rover Leaders
and 20 Ranger Leaders representing 16 states
attended the Conference. Mr. G. R. Padolina,
Executive Commissioner Far East Region, Boy Scout
World Bureau and Mrs. C. Cameron, Chairman
Constitution Sub-Committee of the WAGGGS
participated in the Conference. Former National
Organising Commissioner Shri D. P. Joshi acted as
Secretary to the Conference.

The Gandhi Centenary Regional Rover/Ranger

Samagam was held at National Training Centre
Pachmarhi from 29th December 1969 to 6th January
1970. It was recognised by WAGGGS and Boy Scout
World Bureau. 289 Rovers and 63 Rangers from 17
State Associations attended the Samagam. The
theme was 'Peace through Friendship'. Prominent
persons like Shri Jai Prakash Narain, Salvador
Fernandes, Sheela Ghori, Narsimachari, S. Tripathi
(Rajasthan) Field Marshall Manekshaw, Shri R. P.
Kathuria and Smt. S. S. Sachdev visited the
Samagam and addressed the Scout and Guide
Leaders.

The Rajasthan State, Bharat Scouts and Guides

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started an agricultural project in Pisanganj, Ajmer.
Some financial assistance was received from the
Govt. of India. A camp was organised at Hatoondi in
November, 1971. 28 young farmers were trained for
10 days in both agricultural techniques and Grameen
Rovering. Shri Ganeshi Ram SOC Rajasthan State
Bharat Scouts and Guides was in-charge of this
project.

First President Rover/Ranger Award Rally was held at

Nizamuddin in 1971.

A Farm Project was started at the National Training

Centre in the vicinity of Pachmarhi to train young
farmers, in modern methods and techniques of
agriculture. An Agricultural Assistant, who was also an
experienced Scouter, was appointed as incharge of
the farm. The farmers who came for the training were
also trained in Rovering. A tube well was sunk which
gave 2500 gallons of water per hour. The Agricultural
Assistant toured nearby villages to enthuse young
farmers and to enroll them as Grameen Rovers. The
first course of the Project was held at National
Training Centre, Pachmarhi from June 2 to 10, 1972.
Seventeen young men participated. Shri R. S.
Dhiman National Training Commissioner (Scouts)
conducted the course.

During 12th National Jamboree at Bhopal, National

Year of Rover/Ranger closing ceremony was done.

His Excellency the Vice President of India Mr. K.R.

Narayanan, consented the proposal of the Bharat
Scouts and Guides to institute Upa-Rashtrapati
Award to be given to the Rover/Ranger units for
community development oriented programmes for
one year on the lines of the Prime Minister Shield
Competition. Its launching took place at the Vice

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 President's Residence (No. 6, Maulana Azad Road,
New Delhi) on October 2, 1994.

The B.P. book Rovering to Success was printed in

India in 1990 and the first revised Indian Edition in
2002.

The following trekking programmes were undertaken

by the Rovers & Rangers of Bharat Scouts and
Guides for the first time in 1999-2000:

(i) Himalayan Trekking to Hemkund : 116

Rovers and Rangers from 18 states started from
Raiwala and went upto Hemkund, Valley of Flowers
(1500ft.above sea level). They enjoyed the natural
scenic beauty, flora & fauna on the way.

(ii) Coastal Trekking : 130 Scouts and Guides

from 14 States participated the six day trekking
programme (10-15 October, 1999) commencing from
Southern Railway Training Centre, Mandapam.

(iii) Desert Trekking : 59 Rovers and 19 Rangers

with their leaders participated in this event. Starting
from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, they hiked for about 15
kms. a day. On their way, they campaigned for
community development projects such as literacy,
AIDS Awareness etc.

2018 is celebrating as Centenary year of Rovering

world wide. The BSG is also planning to make this
celebrations memorable one for the youth.

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 Our Fundamentals
Definition
“The Bharat Scouts and 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.”

(The voluntary character

of Scouting/Guiding
emphasises the fact that
members adhere to it by
their own free will and
because they accept the
fundamentals of the
Movement. )

Purpose
The purpose of the Movement is to
contribute to the development of
young people in achieving their full
physical, intellectual, emotional,
social and spiritual potentials as
individuals, as responsible citizens
and as members of the local,
National and International
communities.

It is also important to point out that

the concept of responsible citizenship, which is one of
the fundamental goals of Scouting/Guiding, must be
understood in a broad context.

Thus, a person is, first and foremost, an individual.

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 This individual is integrated into his community, which
is part of a wider political structure (district, province,
state, etc.,) the total expression of which is the
sovereign state or country. A responsible citizen must
be aware of his rights and obligations in relation to the
various communities to which he belongs.

Principles
The principles are the fundamental laws and beliefs
which must be observed when achieving the purpose.
They represent a code of conduct which
characterises all members of the Movement.

Scouting/Guiding is based upon three broad

principles which represent its fundamental laws and
beliefs.

They are referred to as:

- “Duty to God”
- “Duty to others and
- “Duty to self”.
Duty to God: Adherence to spiritual principles,
loyalty to the religion that expresses them and
acceptance of the duties resulting there from.

Duty to Others: Loyalty to one's country in

harmony of local, National and International peace,
understanding, and co-operation.

This amounts to participation in the development of

society with recognition and respect for the dignity of
one's fellowmen and for the integrity of the natural
world.

Our patriotism should be of the wider, nobler kind

which recognises justice and reasonableness in the

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claims of others and which leads our country into
comradeship with the other nations of the world.

The first step to this end is

to develop peace and
goodwill within our own
borders, by training our
youth of both sexes to its
practice as their habit of
life; so that the jealousies
of town against town,
class against class and sect against sect no longer
exist; and then to extend this good feeling beyond our
frontiers towards our neighbours....”

Duty to Self: Responsibility for the development of

oneself.

A person should assume responsibility for the

development of his own capacities. This is fully in
harmony with the educational purpose of the Scout
Movement, whose aim is to assist the young person in
the full development of potentials - a process which
has been called the “unfolding” of the personality. In
this respect, the role of the Promise and Law is a
fundamental one.

The Method
The Scout Method is a system of progressive self-
education through:

¥ Promise and Law

¥ Learning by Doing
¥ 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

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 competence, self-reliance, dependability and
capacities to co-operate and to lead.

ŸProgressive and stimulating programmes of

various activities based on the interests of the
participants including games, useful skills and
services to the community taking place largely in
an outdoor setting in contact with nature.

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 Holistic Knowledge of the
Movement
Scouting complements the school and the family,
filling needs not met by either. Scouting develops self-
knowledge and the need to explore, to discover, and
to want to know. Scout discovers the world beyond
the classroom, tapping the skills of others to learn and
to become individuals with all round development.
Scouting helps young persons acquire plenty of life
skills and enables them to be useful citizens. Scouting
is all about building confidence and self-esteem,
learning important life skills and leadership skills,
team building, outdoor adventure, education, and fun
to empower the youth! Scouts learn how to make
good choices and to take responsibility for their
actions so that they are prepared for their adult life as
independent persons.

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 Mission Statement of WOSM
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

Mission Statement of WAGGGS

To enable girls and young women to develop their
fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.

Scope for Personal Growth and

Development
Through participation in
outdoor activities like camps
and hikes, Scouts and Guides
not only learn to be independent
but also in the process acquire
skills in leadership and effective
team work. They acquire skills
in pioneering, first aid, cooking, estimation, mapping,
signalling, observation etc. By participating in a wide
variety of adventure programmes such as rock
climbing, rafting, para sailing etc., they not only have
fun but also learn to strengthen their guts.

With several opportunities

provided to serve the community
at large by the Scout Movement,
the Scouts and Guides get trained
to be responsible citizens. This
inspires young people to do their
best and to always be prepared.

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 Scout Promise and Law
1. The Scout Promise
Every member of the Movement
makes the Promise voluntarily and
this serves as a moral binding force.
When young people freely choose to
make a promise, it adds a strong
sense of personal responsibility.

At the time of investiture every Scout

or Rover has to make the Promise
as follows:

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 Law

Notice the words B.-P. included in the Promise: “On my

honour.” He considered one of the Scouter's most
important tasks was to develop a sense of honour in
each individual. On it, B.-P. said, “the whole of the
Scout's or Rover’s future behaviour and discipline
hangs.” You can develop this basic virtue by treating
each Scout or Rover as a responsible person you can
trust. When Scouts or Rover recognize this, they will
reciprocate your trust.

Scouts have a wide range of abilities: some have

more, some less. B.P. recognized this and built it
deliberately into the Scout Promise, no matter how
difficult the task, both you and the Scout or Rover
would be satisfied if each could truthfully say, “I will do
my best.”

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 Duty to God is a fundamental obligation of every
Scout or Rover . Whatever their faith, we expect and
encourage Scouts or Rover to fulfil their religious
duties.

As the Scout or Rover grows older in Scouting,

interpretation of the Promise will mature.

The Scout Law

1. A Scout is trustworthy
2. A Scout is loyal.
3. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other
Scout
4. A Scout is courteous.
5. A Scout is a friend to animals and loves nature.
6. A Scout is disciplined and helps protect public
property.
7. A Scout is courageous.
8. A Scout is thrifty.
9. A Scout is pure in thought, word and deed.

Scout word can be substituted by Rover

Task for You:

ª Display a colourful poster of the Rover

Promise, Law and Motto prominently in your
Unit den.

Rover Promise
ª Periodically you need to have a personal
dialogue with your colleague Rovers wherein
you try to extract from them difficulties if any
they face in keeping up the Promise, or whether
they foresee any constraints in adhering to the
Promise.

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ª Write down on a piece of paper, in simple words
as to what you presently understand the
Promise. Preserve the answer sheets carefully,
so that after a couple of years you can once
again try this exercise with yourself and find the
difference in the answers. By and large it would
go to prove that your understanding of the
Promise has grown a lot over the years as you
experienced Scouting.

Task for You:

Scout Law
ª Perform role plays or skits on all parts of Law.
ª Visits to: Nature resorts, Zoo, Bird sanctuaries,
Veterinary hospital/clinic, Pet care centres etc.
ª Visit to: Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (SPCA) and Blue Cross.
ª Demonstrate acts of courtesy and if possible
show photographs, pictures and video clippings.
ª Organise service projects for cleaning up public
buildings, places of worship etc., including their
approach passages.

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 Scout Sign, Salute and
Left Hand Shake

Scout Sign
The Scout sign identifies you as
a Scout anywhere in the world.
The sign is given at the time of
Investiture and at the time of
renewal of the Scout Promise.

The three upraised fingers stand

for the three parts of the Scout
Promise. The thumb and little
finger together stand for the bond
between all Scouts.

The Scout Sign is given by raising the right hand, in

level with the shoulder, palm to front with three fingers
stretched together and thumb closing on the little
finger. Refer Camp fire yarn No.3 in Scouting for Boys.

Scout Salute

Scout Salute is an expression of

mutual esteem and good-will. It is
a mark of respect and good
manners. It is the privilege and
not a service act. It is an outward
expression of the spirit of
discipline and respect for the
other. The manner of saluting
indicates the standard of
discipline and the state of training
and the morale in the Unit. It is the privilege of the one

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who sees first to salute first.

Salute is given by raising the right arm smartly to the

level of the shoulder, palm to the front with the three
fingers stretched together, the first touching the
forehead, one inch above the right eyebrow and the
thumb closing on the little finger and after that the arm,
cutting to the front is quickly and smartly brought down
curling the fingers. Normally all movements are done
to the timing of four counts e.g., “one, two, three, four”
counting mentally. “One” – Raise the arm and salute.
“Two, three” - Pause. “Four” – Bring the arm down.
The salute, as the sign, reminds members of the
promise taken. The 3 fingers held upright represents
the 3 fold Promise. Etiquette is to allow the other
person to take the salute before bringing down the
arm. Breaking off: On command a smart right turn, a
side step and march off breaking the formation. (a
continuous movement).

Left-Hand Shake:
Left-Hand Shake Greeting
with a smile; shaking hands
with left and saluting with the
right is a specialty of the
movement. Founder
conceived left hand shake as
a form of greeting the
members of the movement. The idea originated from
an incident in his military career in South Africa. When
Col. Baden-Powell entered the capital city of the
Ashanti tribe in 1896, he was received by one of the
Chiefs, who while greeting him
formally extended his left hand. B.-
P. held out his right hand in return.
But the chief said “No, in my
country, the bravest of the brave
shakes with left hand.”

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 MOTTO
Be-Prepared: This means you are always in a
state of readiness in mind and body to do your DUTY.

ª Be Prepared in Mind by having disciplined

yourself to be obedient to every order, and also by
having thought out beforehand any accident or
situation that might occur,
so that you know the right
thing to do at the right
moment, and are willing
to do it.

ª Be Prepared in Body by
making yourself strong
and active and able to do
the right thing at the right
moment, and do it.

The Scout Motto “Be Prepared” denotes a way of life

and an attitude of mind, which would enable you to get
proficient in practical skills, help you face challenges
in life and also to be in readiness to be of service to
others. This can be achieved by being physically
strong, mentally awake and morally straight. The
Motto is also a reminder for you to be always in a state
of readiness in mind and body to be able to do your
duty and to help others even in times of
unprecedented calamity.

The Motto of Rovering is SERVICE.

It means being a Rover, you must be prepared
yourself in all respect to give your service to the
society and the nation. You must be ready at any time
to do your duty towards the organisation, society and
the nation. The service is from your inner conscious,
not by force.

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 Daily Good Turn
At the very heart of the Scout Movement is the friendly
Good Turn. It might even be called
the motive power of the Movement
and because it is so essential to the
boy/girl, to the organization, and to
society in general. It is of great
importance that we understand all
that it really means as well as how to
best stimulate its use and recognize
its values.

A Good Turn is a volunteered kind act of good deed

without expecting anything in return. Rovers must be
encouraged to watch for things that need to be done,
and then do them without being asked. More, Rovers
must be trained and educated into the Good Turn
Habit. They must be helped to see that doing a job
which they are already
supposed to do even
cheerfully, ought not to
be classed as doing a
Good Turn.

As a real matter of fact

it was an unselfish,
fine spirited Good Turn by an unknown English boy
which brought Scouting to America in the first place.
The incident, now a cherished tradition in the annals
of the Boy Scouts of America, ran as follows: William
D. Boyce, the Chicago publisher, a matter-of-fact
business man, had lost himself in the heart of a
London fog, and in his bewilderment he looked here
and there.

A street urchin, noticing his embarrassment, came up

and saluted Mr. Boyce and said, "May I be of service to

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 you?" Mr. Boyce said, "If you can show me how to
find such-and-such an address it will be a real
service." This lad very smartly saluted and said,
"Sir, follow me." He forthwith brought him to the
place that Mr. Boyce desired.

Then Mr. Boyce, characteristically of the traveller,

pulled his coin purse out and offered the boy a shilling.
The boy promptly saluted and said, "Sir, I am a Scout.
Scouts do not accept tips for courtesies. The man
said, "What did you say?"

The Scout repeated, and then added, "Don't you know

who the Scouts are?" He said, "No, I don't, but I
would like to know." The boy said, "Follow me."
Boyce pleaded for the opportunity to do his errand and
then, as he tells the story himself, this lad was waiting
for him outside and took him to the office of Sir Robert
Baden-Powell, after which he brought back to
America a trunk-load of printed matter. He went to
Washington and with his good friend Mr. Livingstone,
who subsequently was for 15 years the President of
Boy Scouts of America, he incorporated the BSA
under the laws of the District of Columbia. The Boy
Scouts of America was incorporated in 1910, and in
1916 granted Federal Charter by Act of Congress.

Complying with the regulations and rules of the school

and school grounds is doing
one's duty, and not a Good
Turn. On the other hand the
Scout who watches for things
that need to be done, and
volunteers services to the
captain, teacher or principal,
has rendered a real Good
Turn.

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So you see the Good Turn habit has no end of
avenues down which it may go. There is scarcely a
day or an hour, an event or a situation where there
is not an opportunity to do a Good Turn. The point
is that Scouts must be trained to see these
opportunities and to take real joy in making the most
of the opportunity.

Rovers like to be useful; every community offers many

opportunities to serve others. Rovers should learn
what service opportunities are provided by
community organizations and institutions. Encourage
broad contact with government, business, social
welfare, and service organizations through visits,
inviting guests to meetings, and encouraging other
colleagues to prepare projects or displays about
community services.

Task for You:

­Do daily Good Turn and think what you can do more,
better in that good turn and do it on next day.

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 UNIFORM
Uniform makes you feel that
you are a member of our
Movement and that you
belong to a world-wide
brotherhood of boys
numbering millions.
Wherever you go, if you wear
the uniform, you will find
Scout friends and it will make
you feel comfortable and at
ease.

Whenever and wherever

you wear the uniform, it
proclaims you as a person
of character. Our Promise,
Law and Motto, and all the
ideals of our Movement are
symbolised by the uniform.
Hence be sure to wear the
uniform with honour.

The uniform stands for

preparedness. When an
accident occurs in a
street/road where a Scout
walks in uniform, the public
expects him to render
assistance. Since the Scout is
in uniform, he has better
control over crowd
management and he will be
expected to transmit
messages to the hospital,

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relatives or in helping to transport the victim.

Uniform is also a symbol of democracy. In Scouting

boys stand shoulder to shoulder, regardless of social
background.

For details pertaining to the various items of the

Scout uniform you need to refer to Chapter III item
10 of APRO Part II.
Task for You:

­Make sure that every one of you is aware about the significance
of your uniform. You must understand and feel the importance of
Uniform.

­Remember just as there is only one kind of uniform, there is

also only one way of wearing it and that is the CORRECT WAY.
Make sure you set an example by wearing complete and correct
uniform.

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 FLAGS
People have used flags for over 4,000 years. A flag is
a piece of coloured fabric or material that is used as a
symbol, or for sending a signal. Some flags are used
only for decoration. Usually, flags are messages from
a person or a group of people.

Anyone can make any kind of flag for any occasion or

reason. People use flags to give others information,
such as, who they are. Long ago, knights carried flags
into battle because it was hard to know who the
knights were when they were dressed up and covered
in armour ready for battle! Flags were important
because they helped soldiers identify their friends
from their enemies in battle.

Today every country has a flag. Likewise there are

flags for Institutions, Clubs, Sports and Games,
Religious groups, Political parties etc. National flags
serve not only as a means of identity but also as a
symbol for a country's history and ideals. Although
flags originated from a simple concept, today they
represent much more than mere signage.

Flags are an important part of the identity of a country.

They are a symbolic representation of the country and
its ideals. Flags aim to unite the people and act as an
icon of the nation. The flags of countries are
treated with respect.

Countries usually design their flag with certain colours

or shapes to stand for specific meaning.

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 The National Flag of India
The National Flag of
India has got immense
importance. The
national flag of free
India was first adopted
by the Constituent
Assembly on 22 July
1947. It epitomizes its
civilization and culture,
heritage and freedom. The Indian national flag is a
tricolor rectangular panel, made up of three
rectangular panels of equal width. The colour of the
top panel is saffron and of the bottom panel is green;
the middle panel is white. In the centre there is the
design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour. Saffron
colour denotes courage and sacrifice, white denotes
purity, the path of truth to guide our conduct and the
green denotes prosperity. Ashoka chakra in the centre
of the panel with 24 spokes is the wheel of the law of
Dharma; it denotes progress. The size of the flag is in
the ratio of 3:2 (three parts long and two parts
wide).The national flag shall be used only on such
occasions and in such manner as in accordance with
the rules framed by the Government.

Guidelines to be strictly followed with

regard to our National Flag.

The National Flag

1. shall not be used for commercial purposes in

violation of the Emblem and Names (Prevention of
Improper Use) Act, 1950;
2. shall not be dipped in salute to any person or thing;
3. shall not be flown at half-mast except on

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 occasions on which the Flag is flown at half-mast
on public buildings in accordance with the
instructions issued by the Government;
4. shall not be used as a drapery in any form
whatsoever, including private funerals;
5. shall not be used as a portion of costume or
uniform of any description nor shall it be
embroidered or printed upon cushions,
handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material;
6. shall not have any form of lettering put upon it;
7. shall not be used as a receptacle for receiving,
delivering, holding or carrying anything: Provided
that there shall be no objection to keeping flower
petals inside the Flag before it is unfurled as part of
celebrations on special occasions and on National
Days like the Republic Day and the Independence
Day;
8. shall not be used to cover a speaker's desk nor
shall it be draped over a speaker's platform;
9. shall not be intentionally allowed to touch the
ground or the floor or trail in water;
10. shall not be draped over the hood, top, sides or
back of a vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft;
11. shall not be used as a covering for a building
12. shall not be intentionally displayed with the
“saffron” down; and
13. when used on occasions like unveiling of a statue,
the Flag shall be displayed distinctly and
separately and it shall not be used as a covering
for the statue or monument;

A member of public, a private organization or an

educational institution may hoist/display the National
Flag on all days and occasions, ceremonial or
otherwise. Consistent with the dignity and honour of
the National Flag—
(i) whenever the National Flag is displayed, it should
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(ii) a damaged or dishevelled Flag should not be
displayed;
(iii) the Flag should not be flown from a single
masthead simultaneously with any other flag or
flags;
(iv) the Flag should not be flown on any vehicle except
in accordance with the provisions contained in
Section IX of Part III of this Code;
(v) when the Flag is displayed on a speaker's platform,
it should be flown on the speaker's right as he
faces the audience or flat against the wall, above
and behind the speaker;
(vi) when the Flag is displayed flat and horizontal on a
wall, the saffron band should be upper most and
when displayed vertically, the saffron band shall
be on the right with reference to the Flag (i.e. left
to the person facing the Flag);
(viii) no other flag or bunting should be placed higher
than or above or side by side with the National
Flag; nor should any object including flowers or
garlands or emblem be placed on or above the
Flag-mast from which the Flag is flown;
(ix) the Flag should not be used as a festoon, rosette
or bunting or in any other manner for decoration;
(x) the Flag made of paper may be waved by public on
occasions of important national, cultural and
sports events. However, such paper Flags
should not be discarded or thrown on the ground
after the event. As far as possible, it should be
disposed off in private consistent with the dignity
of the Flag;
(xi) where the Flag is displayed in open, it should, as
far as possible, be flown from sunrise to sunset,
irrespective of weather conditions;
(xii) the Flag should not be displayed or fastened in
any manner as may damage it; and

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 (xiii) when the Flag is in a damaged or soiled
condition, it shall be destroyed as a whole in
private, preferably by burning or by any other
method consistent with the dignity of the Flag.

When displayed in a straight line with flags of other

countries, the National Flag
shall be on the extreme right; i.e.
if an observer were to stand in
the centre of the row of the flags
facing the audience, the
National Flag should be to his
extreme right. The position is
illustrated in the diagram.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides

Flag
The Bharat Scouts
and Guides flag is
deep sky blue in
colour. The Emblem
of the Bharat Scouts
and Guides is
FLEUR -DE-LIS
superimposed by the
TREFOIL with the Ashok Chakra in the Centre of the
Trefoil. The FLEUR -DE-LIS symbolises the Scout
Wing and TREFOIL symbolizes Guide Wing. Ashok
Chakra symbolizes India and Horizontal band
symbolizes World Brother/Sisterhood. The Emblem is
in yellow colour and Ashoka chakra in blue colour.

The size of the Association flag is 180 cms in length

and 120 cms in width. The size of the emblem is 45

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The size of the Unit/Group flag is 120 cms in length

and 80 cms in width. The name of the Unit/Group shall
be written in yellow colour in a straight line below the
emblem. The Bharat Scouts and Guides flag shall be
dipped to the President of the Indian Republic. It may
be dipped to the President or the Chief National
Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

WORLD SCOUT FLAG

The World Scout Flag is
purple in colour and
consists of the World
Scout Badge in white
encircled by a white
cord, the ends of which
are tied with a reef knot,
set on purple
background. The size of
the flag is in the ratio of 3:2. It was adopted in 1961,
Lisbon World Conference

The three leaves represent the three-fold promise as

originally laid down by the Founder. The vein pointing
upward represents the compass needle pointing the
way. The two stars represent the Promise and the Law
and symbolized the knowledge and truth. The outer
circle represents our worldwide Association.

WORLD GUIDE FLAG

The World Guide Flag consists of the golden trefoil on
a bright blue background. It was adopted by the 6th

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 World Conference in 1930,
following a suggestion of
South Africa. The design
was prepared by FROKH
KARI AAS of Norway. At the
80th World community
meeting held in March,
1991 it was agreed to adopt
a new WORLD TREFOIL and WORLD FLAG.

The World Guide Flag consists of the Golden World

Trefoil on the left upper corner on the bright blue field.
The three leaves represent the three fold promise
originally laid down by the Founder. The flame
represents the love for humanity . The vein pointing
upwards represents the compass needle pointing the
way. The two stars represent the Promise and Law.
The outer circle represents our worldwide
association. The golden yellow Trefoil on a bright blue
background represents the sun shining over the
children of the world. A blaze of White on the lower
right hand corner represents the peace that Girl
Guides and Girl Scouts are striving to achieve. The
white blaze is crowned by three golden squares
symbolic of the three fold Promise. The size of the flag
will be in the ratio 3 :2.

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The World Scout or the World Guide flag may be used
on appropriate occasions and when used they shall fly
at lower level than the National Flag at its left at higher
level than the Bharat Scouts and Guides flag at its
right.

Task for You:

Attend flag ceremonies and observe how the flag is
hosted and flown.

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 SONGS

National Anthem
The National Anthem of India is played or sung on
various occasions. Instructions have been issued
from time to time about the correct versions of the
Anthem, the occasions on which these are to be
played or sung, and about the need for paying respect
to the anthem by observance of proper decorum on
such occasions. The National Anthem was written by
Shri. Rabindranath Tagore.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM - FULL AND SHORT

VERSIONS

(1) The composition consisting of the words and

music of the first stanza of the late poet Shri.
Rabindranath Tagore's song known as “Jana
Gana Mana” is the National Anthem of India. It
reads as follows:

Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
uchchala-jaladhi-taranga
Tava Subha name jage, tave subha asisa mage,
gahe tava jaya-gatha.
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he,
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya he.

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 Bharat Scouts and Guides
Prayer
The prayer is written by Shri. Veer Dev Veer of
Haryana. The song is sung in 90 seconds.

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.

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 MEANING:

O God give us devoted feelings

Please be kind enough to give purity in our Soul.
Please come in our mind and God be in our eyes
Come in our heart and pave a way of enlightenment
from darkness.
Let there be a flow of love like smooth flow of river
Ganga & an ocean of love in our hearts.
Please Teach us O God to live together mutually.
Our doings be service, our religion be service
Always be Honest in our service and be follower of
that service.
Let us live for the Nation and lets us die for the
Nation.
Let us sacrifice our life. O God teach us.

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O God give us kind devoted feelings.
Please be kind enough to give purity in our Soul. Oh
God teach us.

Flag Song
The Flag Song is written by Shri. Daya Shanker
Bhatt of Uttarakhand. The time to be taken to sing
this flag song is 45 seconds.

Bharat Scout Guide Jhanda Uncha Sada Rahega

Uncha Sada rahega Jhanda Uncha sada rahega.
Neela Rang gagan sa vistrit Bhratru bhav phailata,
Tridal kamal nit teen pratigyaon ki yad dilata.
Aur chakra kahta hai pratipal aage kadam badhega.
Uncha Sada rahega Jhanda Uncha sada rahega
Bharat Scout Guide Jhanda Uncha Sada Rahega

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 MEANING:

The Bharat Scout and Guide Flag will always

remain high,
The flag will remain high forever, It will always be
high .
The Blue colour (of the Flag) is like wide sky,
spreads brotherhood/ sisterhood fraternity, (all over
the world )
The Trefoil always reminds the three fold promise.
And the wheel tells every moment, a step forward
(the movement),which is the sign of progress all 24
hours (always 24X7).

The flag will remain high forever, It will always be

high.

Task for You:

ªGet a CD on prayer and flag song, brought out by
the Bharat Scouts and Guides, National
Headquarters and learn how to sing as per the
required timing.

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 Outing
Rovering is a Brotherhood of open air. Hence you
should try to go for outing as you can and enjoy the life
in open air to develop your own potentials.

Be able to interpret the Promise and

Law as per Rover point of view.
The Law and Promise for the Scouts and Rovers are
the same, however Rovers being grown up and
responsible people who can understand the pros and
cons of their action as an individual should be aware
of their responsibilities to the family, friends,
community and the National at large. The scout law
should be interpreted to the extent of their duties
towards themselves and their communities at large.

1. A Scout is Trustworthy – As a Rover no

temptation however great or wherever secrets will
persuade Rovers to do a dishonest or a shady action,
however small. They should not go back on a promise
once made.

“ A Rover Scout's word is as good as bond”

“The truth and nothing but the truth for the Rover
scout”

2. A Scout is Loyal – You should inculcate the

knowledge that as a good citizen you are one in a
Team “playing the game” honestly for the good of
whole. They can be relied upon to the best for others.
The Rovers must stick to their fellow Rovers, their
friends, family members and do the best for them-
even though they may not always quite come up to
what a Rover would like of them. A Rover should also

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 be loyal to himself by not lowering his self respect, by
playing the game meanly, and will not let another
person down.

3. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every

other scout - You should see that other fellow being
with yourself disregarding whatever the differences of
opinion, the caste, creed or country. They should not
be a snob, i.e. he should not to looked down upon
because he is poor, or who is poor and resents
another because he is rich.
“ All the world a brotherhood”

4. A Scout is courteous - You are expected to be

polite and considerate to women, old people,
differently abled and children. Do not expect or
accept any reward for being helpful or courteous. Your
behaviour should attract others to be with them.

5. A Scout is a friend to animals and loves nature

– You all know that in scouting, we believe and have
faith in God which should make you respect God's
creation – nature and animals. You should take care of
animals, birds and try to save them from danger and
enemies. You should not kill any animal
unnecessarily, unless it is endangering one's life.
“A Rover Scout has to be big hearted”

6. A Scout is disciplined and helps protect public

property – Rovers to be disciplined and to obey the
order because it is their duty.
Public property is meant for the benefit of all in general
and any loss to it will be loss to all of us and particularly
to the country. You should develop a sense of
belonging in yourself to protect the public property
and prevent any damage to it and become a role
model to others. You should participate in service
project in the Fairs, Public Places and monuments etc

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which will develop discipline and helping the country.

7. A Scout is Courageous - You should develop the

habit of facing hardships. You have to be ready to face
any situation that comes not only in scouting life but in
general life as well. You go on whistling and smiling.
You should be always ready to take considerable risk
for others. You should not use any foul or bad
language even provoked. If you develop confidence
to be courageous, automatically you will be able to
manage the situation.

8. A Scout is Thrifty – You develop the habit of

saving. Be it money, time, materials etc. You should
see that they do not become burden on anybody.
Being a Rover, you must understand the cost of
everything giving loss to us for over use or wasted and
understand how to do the work with minimum
requirements. Thrifty is not only in money and
material, but also in time. Do not waste time. Time
once lost, cannot be re-gained.

9. A Scout is pure in thought word and deed –You

also not only to be clean minded but clean – willed.
Develop to control against any temperament like
sexual tendency, showing resentment against elders,
bullying youngsters etc. Become an example to
others by being pure and a person of integrity. When
your thoughts are good, your words (talk) is good
which leads to do good deeds.

“Watch your thoughts – for it become your words

Choose your words – for it becomes your actions
Check your actions – for it becomes your habits
Redeem your habits – for it becomes your character
Change your character – for it becomes your destiny”

Dear Rovers, your Rover Scout Leader will test you for
all the above subjects and after completion of test
successfully in all the subjects, you have to undergo
VIGIL and thereafter, you will be invested as a Rover.
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 Rover Investiture Ceremony
Before the demonstration starts the instructor should
inform the participants that B.P. has professed a self
examination process to each individual Rover before
coming for Investiture which people also call it as
“VIGIL”

Self-examination is not a part of Investiture but

a condition to be fulfilled before Investiture. VIGIL- a
self examination by a Rover

VIGIL
It is not a ceremony or function but it has a very good
impact on a young boy prior to be invested as a Rover
This is a part of B.P.'s original thinking. It is not a
ceremony and should not be treated as such. It is an
invitation to a young man to find out from him whether
he is fit to become a Rover. It must be a voluntary act
carried out on the advice of the sponsors. Thus it is an
opportunity for quiet meditation offered to an Aspirant.
No other single feature of Rovering can be compared
with self-examination in significance. The condition,
place, time etc., should be according to the wishes of
the Aspirant. The following is the original text of self
examination as professed by B.P.:

As one grows older, time passes more and more

quickly comparatively speaking, life only lasts for a
short time and is soon away.

1. Am I making the best use of the life that God has

given me?

2. Am I frittering away, in doing nothing that counts –

that is wasting it?

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3. Am I working at things that are not doing good to
anybody?

4. Am I asking too much for my own enjoyment or

money- making or promotion without trying to help
other people?

5. Whom have I injured or hurt in my life? Is there any

one else I can help?

The Rover Scout Branch of the Scout Movement is

described as a “Brotherhood of Service.” So if we join
it we shall get the opportunity of training for and of
doing service in many ways that would not have been
opened to us otherwise.

1. Am I joining the Rover Scout Branch only for the

fun I can get out of it?

2. Am I determined to put real self–sacrificing

Service into it?

3. What do I mean by Service?

4. Do I really think for others, rather than for myself, in

my plans or undertakings?

5. What kind of service am I best fitted to do – at

home, at work, and in my spare time?

Service is not for spare time only. Service should be

an attitude of life, which will find outlets for its practical
expression at all times.

We get no pay or reward for doing service, but that

makes us free men in doing it. We are not working for
an employer, but for God and our conscience. This

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 means that we are men.

As the success of our Service will depend on to a great

extent on our personal character, we must discipline
ourselves that we may have a good influence on
others. Please ask the following questions for
yourself, think, and then decide whether you have
positive attitude towards the following:

1. Am I determined to try and give up bad habits

acquired in the past?

2. What are the weak points in my character? Can

you change yourself?

3. Am I absolutely honest, truthful and trustworthy?

4. Am I loyal to God, my Country, my family, my

employers, others who are under me, the Scout
Movement, my friends and myself?

5. Am I good tempered, cheery and kind to others?

6. Am I sober and clean living, and clean – speaking?

7. Am I steady, strong and be patient when things go

against me?

8. Have I a mind of my own, or do I allow myself to be

carried away by the persuasion of others?

9. Am I strong-minded enough to keep off temptation

to gamble, to drink, to harm a girl or woman?

10. If I am weak in some of these things, do I resolve

here and now with God's help, to do my best to
correct them and check them up? May God give
me strength to go forward henceforth a real man, a
true citizen, and a credit to my country

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On satisfying himself that he has positive answers for
all the above questions, he informs his sponsor (s)
that he is now ready for the Investiture.

Note:- It is a matter of interest to know that the above

questions raised are in 3 distinct parts:
1. Spiritual.
2. Application.
3. Self Analysis.

The following is an
Indian version of
Rover Investiture,
which should be
followed all over our
country. You are
aware that B.P. has
encouraged adapting to satisfy local needs and social
conditions)

The sponsor brings the Rover Aspirant who

finished self-examination, into the Horseshoe formed
by the Crew in uniform. A table is supposed to have
been arranged in such a way that it is in between the
RSL and the Recruit. As, in such a ceremony,
symbolism creates an emotional involvement any
picture, photograph, scripture etc., of the Religion he
belongs to or that of a National/Religious hero, as per
the wishes of the Recruit should be kept.

All members in uniform stand in a horseshoe

formation with the Senior Rover Mate at its head.
Aspirant flanked by the sponsors stands in the Centre
of the formation. RSL is positioned himself on the spot
meant for him during the flag ceremony. ARSL holding
the membership badge, shoulder stripes, group scarf
and woggle, stands one pace behind the RSL. Group

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 Leader and other Scouters and invitees stand in line
left to the ARSL. The Rover Mate with a group flag
held upright on staff stands one pace ahead of the
Senior Rover Mate.

The Senior Rover mate calls the crew to attention.

The RSL takes over and describes briefly the
significance of the occasion. Immediately the
sponsors move with the aspirant towards the leader
and halt at 2 paces in front of him. The Rover Mate
(with flag) advances and positions himself in such a
way that he can hold the flag horizontally between the
aspirant and the RSL. So he faces the symbol to start
with while conversing with R.S.L. as follows:-

R.S.L. : Have you come with a desire to

become a Rover in our worldwide Brotherhood.

Aspirant : I have.

R.S.L. : Inspite of any difficulties you

have had in the past, are you now determined to do
your best to be honourable, truthful and straight in all
your dealings; clean in what you think in what you say;
in all that you do?

Aspirant : I am.

R.S.L. : Have you carefully thought what

you are doing with your life?

Aspirant : I have.

R.S.L. : Do you understand that Services

means that at all times you will be Good-natured
towards all other people, and will do your best to help
them, even though it may not be convenient or
pleasant or safe for you, and that you will expect no

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reward for doing so.

Aspirant : I do.
R.S.L. : Do you understand that by
becoming a Rover you
are joining a
Brotherhood in which
we want to help you
carry out your ideals
and in which we ask
you to obey our Rules
and carry out our
motto of Service for
others.

Aspirant : I do.

R.S.L. : Have you got reverence to the

symbol that is kept before you on the Table.

Aspirant : I have
.
R.S.L. : Understanding these things,
then, I ask you to make your Scout Promise, bearing
in mind that you are expected to interpret it not from a
boy's point of view but from that of a man.
(The RSL advances and at the same time the Rover
Mate/Sponsor Steps forward with the Group Flag in
his hands and lowers it between the Rover Leader
and the Aspirant. The Aspirant takes hold of the Flag
with his left hand and makes the Scout Sign with his
right)

Aspirant : 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 Law.

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 The Rover Scout Leader then takes the new Rover by
the left hand and gives him a pat on the left shoulder
with the right hand, saying-

R.S.L. : I trust you on your Honour to keep your

Promise.
After which the Rover Scout Leader pins the
shoulder stripes on the left shoulder and the
membership badge on his left pocket. Than RSL tells:

“In this shoulder stripes of blue, green and red, you

see the Colours of the three sections of our
brotherhood, first it reminds you of your duty to your
younger brothers, and of your responsibility, as a
Rover to set them at all times an example worthy of
your best self. You are now a member of the
worldwide brotherhood.”

Than Assistant RSL/G.L. presents the scarf, Shoulder

Flash/Cap to him.

The crew closes in around the new Rover shaking him

by the hand and giving him welcome.

NOTE: You can suggest the traditions like salute,

prayer, giving appropriate yells and or singing a
particular song can be established and allowed before
dispersal.

At this stage please distribute handouts on self-

examination as appended.

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 FLAG PROCEDURE
(SCOUT WING)

I. FLAG CEREMONY
The CREW is made to stand in the Horse shoe
formation facing
the flag as in the
f o l l o w i n g
Diagram :

To form
the correct
Horse shoe Asst
leader may go
two steps in front
of the flag and
arrange the
Horse shoe in
correct form. Then after making the Horse shoe in
“SAV DHAN” he will take one step to left and turn
about, walk three steps towards the flag so that he will
occupy his original position (One step behind the flag
staff and with the flag staff to his right)

ARSL - CREW - VISHRAM

ARSL - CREW - SAVDHAN

He will then turn about and salute the leader, pause for
a moment for return of salute and then proceed to take
his position in line with other Asst. Rover Scout
Leader(s) who will stand in a line three steps behind
the flag staff. To do this, Asst. Rover Scout Leader
will take one step to right. Then Asst. Rover Scout
Leader and Leader will move forward simultaneously
taking two steps. ARSL will join the line where already
a space is kept to the left side of the leader.

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 Leader will occupy the place where Asst. Rover Scout
Leader who has formed the Horse Shoe. RSL takes
charge of the ceremony and commands as follows :

RSL : CREW - VISHRAM (Stand-at-

ease)
The flag procedure will then follow:
RSL : CREW - SAVDHAN (Attention)
PRARTHANA SHURU (Prayer Begin)
All will sing “Daya Kar Dan………….”
RSL : CREW - VISHRAM (Stand-at-
ease)
RSL : CREW - SAVDHAN (Attention)
RSL : Dhawaj leader chal do(Duty Leader to
the Flag)

At this command the

duty patrol leader from
his position will proceed
to the flag staff and halt
at a distance of 2 steps
from the flag staff.
Pause for a moment and
then take 1 step forward
and hold the halyard as
high as possible and
wait for the command of
the leader
RSL : SALUTE
The duty leader will pull the halyard and unfurls
the flag and then takes one step back and
salutes the flag.
RSL : JAISE THHEY
RSL : JHANDA GEET SHURU
Flag song will be sung by all. After this, the Duty
Leader who unfurled the flag will move back to
his place
RSL : CREW - VISHRAM(Stand-at-ease),

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 AARAM SE(Stand Easy)
Inspection report. Announcements etc will then
follow other programme(if any) will be carried out.
After the work is over :
RSL : CREW - SAVDHAN(Attention)
RSL : CREW - SWASTHAN (Disperse)
All will turn right, take one step right and break
the line and disperse.

II LOWERING AT THE SUN SET

When the flag is lowered, the person
responsible for lowering the flag goes to the flag staff
(in complete uniform) opens the halyard from the
cleat, blows a long blast and starts lowering the flag.
On hearing the blast, everybody stands at alert
wherever he/she is, facing towards the flag.
When toggle of the flag touches the cleat, the
person lowering it, gives another long blast and the
process is treated as over.
NO BODY SALUTES WHEN THE FLAG IS
LOWERED.

III. CLOSING CEREMONY :

Asst. Rover Scout Leader will arrange the
Horse Shoe and report to the Leader as in the flag
ceremony.
Leader takes charge of the ceremony. He
commands
RSL : CREW VISHRAM (Stand-at-ease)
RSL : CREW - SAVDAN(Attention)
RSL : Dhawaj leader chal do(Duty leader to
the Flag)
Duty leader moves to the flag as in the
ceremony. He opens the halyard. While he
opens, Leader will command :
RSL : CREW - VISHRAM (Stand-at-ease)
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 flag, the leader will command.
RSL : CREW - SAVDAN(Attention)
The duty leader will slowly lower the flag and keep
it on the cleat without allowing either the flag or
halyard to touch the ground. Then he moves
back to his original position.
RSL : CREW - VISHRAM (Stand-at-ease)
RSL : CREW - SAVDHAN(Attention)
RSL : RASHTRA GAN SHURU (National
Anthem)
All will sing “Jan Gan Man…………………”
RSL : CREW -VISHRAM (Stand-at-ease)
RSL : CREW SAVDHAN(Attention)
RSL : VISARJAN- (Break off)
All will turn to right, Salute and break the line
and disperse.

III.
After the flag is lowered, the knot is removed and the
flag is to be folded properly and to be handed over to
the RSL. When the duty leader hands over the flag in
attention position with a flag in his hands, the RSL
salutes and receives the flag. After handing over, the
duty leader salutes the RSL. Here the respect is for
the Flag

Dear Rover
Now you are ready to undergo Nipun after
Investiture. You may continue your log book
what you have written in Pravesh or you may
start a new Log Book.
BEST OF LUCK and HAPPY ROVERING

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