The BHARAT SCOUT & GUIDE MOVEMENT By Mrs Sushma Sharma, PRT, KV Sector 31 Chandigarh

The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG; Hindi: भारत स्काउट्स एवं गाइड्स) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of India. The national headquarters of BSG is recognised by the Government of India.

Scouting was founded in India in 1909

Aim & Mission: The association describes its aims in its mission:

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.

Definition:-The Bharat Scouts & 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.

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 local, national and international communities.

Principles: The Scout /Guide Movement is based on the Following Principles.

DUTY TO GOD:  Adherence to spiritual principle, loyalty to the religion that expresses the acceptance of the duties resulting there from.

DUTY TO OTHERS;

Loyalty to one's country in harmony of local and international peace, understanding, co-operation.

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

DUTY TO SELF:

Responsibility for the development of one’s self.

The Method/Self Education:

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

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

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

LAW AND PROMISE

Promise as applicable to Scout/Guides.

 "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/Guide Law."

 The Law.
 The Law for the Scout and Guide is:

   A Scout /Guide is trustworthy.
  A Scout /Guide is loyal.
  A Scout / Guide is Friend to all and brother/Sister to every other Scout/Guide.
  A Scout / Guide is courteous.
   A Scout / Guide is friend to animals and loves nature.
  A Scout / Guide is disciplined and helps protect public property.
  A Scout / Guide is courageous.
  A Scout / Guide is thrifty.
  A Scout / Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

 Cub / Bulbul Promise

  " I Promise to do my best
  to do my duty God and my Country,
  to keep the cub / Bulbul  law and
  to do a Good turn every day

Law of Cubs and Bulbuls.
 
  A Cub / Bulbul gives into the elders.
  A Cub / Bulbul is clean and courteous.

Emblem

The Scout emblem incorporates a wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath, in the green-and-saffroncolors of the flag of India

Sections of the Movement Scout Wing Section-     Age Group   -    Name of Unit - Motto 1.Bunny –   03 - 06 years –  Tamtola –      Keep Smiling 2.Cubs –     05 - 10 years –  Cub Pack –      Do Your Best 3.Scout –   10 – 17 years –  Scout Troop –  Be Prepared. 4.Rover –    16 – 25 years –  Rover Crew –   Service Guide Wing Section-     Age Group   -    Name of Unit -    Motto 1.Bunny –   03 - 06 years –  Tamtola –      Keep Smiling 2.Bulbul –   05 - 10 years –  Bulbul Flock –      Do Your Best 3.Guide –   10 – 17 years –  Guide Company – Be Prepared. 4.Ranger – 16 – 25 years –  Ranger Team –    Service. Advancement Scheme for Cubs. Stages of Advancement   Pravesh Pratham Charan Dwitiya Charan Tritiya Charan Chaturth Charan Scheme of Advancement of A Bulbul Stages of Advancement   Pravesh Komal Panka Rajat Pankh Suvarna Panka Heerakh Pankh Cubs and Bulbuls. Cub Bulbul Utsav – Cub Bulbul Utsav are gathering of the Cub and Bulbuls in which opportunities are provided to the Cub and bulbuls to enjoy the activities specially carved out for them and also help them to demonstrate their skills and talents. Some of the activities in the camp/utsav are demonstration of Cub Bulbul Greetings, Decoration of Bulbul Tree, enacting the Jungle Stories, Jungle Dances ,exhibitions, play acting are organized during the Utsav. The Evening activities of the Cub’s are known as Red Flower and the bulbul’s is known as Kalarav where the Cubs and Bulbuls present their skills and talents in cultural presentation.

CUBS AND BULBULS PRAYER

हम हैं छोटे छोटे बाल

हमारी लेना  तू संभाल

कदम कदम पर करें गलतियाँ

सद्बुद देना भुला गलतियाँ

तुम बिन कौन लेगा संभाल

हम हैं छोटे छोटे बाल

 What a Cub /Bulbul must know before Investiture ceremony

Ø  Jungle book stories ( cubs)

Ø  Book is written by rudyard kipling

Ø  Story of tara ( bulbuls)

Ø  Cub/bulbul promise

Ø  Cub/bulbul laws

Ø  Motto

Ø  Salute

Ø  Daily prayer

Ø  Good turn

CUB /BULBUL ACTIVITIES

Group formation

Cub pack:-

Group of cubs is called a pack.there can be minimum 12 and maximum 24 cubs in a pack

Sixer:-

A group of six cubs is callEd a sixer. The sixer is named after the name of animals

Group formation

Bulbul flock:-

Group of bulbuls is called aflock.there can be minimum 12 and maximum 24 cubs in a pack

Sixer:-

A group of six bulbuls is called a sixer. The sixer is named after yhe name of the birds.

GAMES FOR CUBS

• Simple races
• Somersaults
• Frog race
• Hopping
• Skipping
• Get ready/obstacle race
• Games for observation like see and tell, smell and tell, touch and tell