[4][5] Scouting was officially founded in British India in 1909, first starting at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore.

Scouting for native Indians was started by Justice Vivian Bose, Madan Mohan, Hridayanath Kunzru, Girija Shankar Bajpai, Annie Besant and George Arundale, in 1913.

Colonel Wilson volunteered his services to the District Scout Commissioner, Alfred Pickford, and in 1917 became Assistant Scoutmaster of the Old Mission Church Troop.

As a way of getting around the Government Order, the Boy Scouts of Bengal was founded, with identical aims and methods.

Lord and Lady Baden-Powell arrived in Bombay in late January 1921 for a short tour of the subcontinent before leaving Calcutta for Rangoon.

[6] In 1938, a number of members left the Boy Scouts Association in India after a wave of nationalism.

The former concealed them from public view, but were very hot; the latter, being cages of expanded metal, were cooler, but reminiscent of the Calcutta Zoo!

The Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center in Pune, Maharashtra, India, opened in 1966.

The idea for this fourth World Centre dates back to 1956 when it was developed during a WAGGGS International commissioners' meeting in New Delhi.

The association describes its aims in its mission: Scout and Guide units are separate although they have some coeducational activities such as Jamborees, rallies, and conferences.

The association is divided in four (respective three) sections according to age:[12] Bunnies (Both Boys and Girls) - ages 3 to 5 Additionally, there are four special branches:[12] The highest awards are "On my honor I promise that I will do my best To do my duty to God[a] and my country To help other people and To obey the Scout law."