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Q113 (CDS-I/2004) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Social reform movements Answer Verified

Which of the following correctly describes the aim of the Servants of India Society?

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The Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 with the primary objective of training 'national missionaries' for the service of India [1][t2]. Gokhale believed that nation-building required a specially trained agency of selfless workers who would devote their lives to the country's cause in a religious spirit [c1][t2]. These members, often university graduates, were equipped to promote the true interests of the Indian people through constitutional means and social welfare work [c2][t4]. The society functioned as an elite band of workers who took vows of renunciation to serve the motherland without seeking personal advantage [t4][t8]. While it assisted in educational and social reforms, its core identity was a group of men trained and equipped for dedicated service to the nation, rather than a Marxist labor union or a militant independence struggle organization [c1][t2][t6].

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 9: A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements > The Servants of India Society > p. 216
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