Information on the Bharat Scouts & Guides
Guides belong to a joint Movement for boys and girls known as The Bharat Scouts and Guides. Guiding started in 1911 and India was one of the founder members of the World Association
Until 1916, Guiding and Scouting were only for European or Anglo-Indian boys and girls living in India. The first Indian Guide Company, however, appears to have been started in Pune in 1916.
Guid es and Scouts come together for Jamborees, campfires and other special events but their training s, meetings and camps are carried out separately. Most Guide companies are sponsored by schools and girls meet either during or after school hours with teachers as their Guide Leaders.
Service is a very important part of Guiding in India. Guides take part in nationally sponsored campaigns for literacy and leprosy awareness among others. Rangers are also called upon during times of emergency when their skills are put to the real life test.
Camping is becoming increasingly popular and every state has its own camping ground in addition to the national campsite.
A Bulbul Flock consists of 12 to 24 girls divided into groups called sixes, each named after a different bird.
Before enrolment, a Bulbul must pass her Tenderfoot Test. She then progresses towards becoming a one- and two-star Bulbul, by working through a range of tests.
The Bulbul Motto is - Do Your Best
Guides aged 10+ to 18 
A Guide Company has between 12 and 32 girls divided into patrols of not more than eight girls in each, named after different flowers
A Guide must pass her Pravesh Test prior to enrolment. She then works through five levels before earning the Rashtrapati Guide Award, the highest award for the Guide age group.
The Guide Motto is - Be Prepared
Rangers aged 18+ to 25
A Ranger Team consists of 4 to 24 girls.
After investiture a Ranger practices her promise of duty to God and country, particularly by giving service to her community. She works towards the highest achievement for her section, the President’s Ranger.
The Ranger Motto is - Service
Symbols:
The promise badge is a cloth badge with the trefoil superimposed on the fleur-de-lis with the Ashoka Chakra with 24 spokes (spinning wheel denoting to be progressive all the 24 hours) in the centre of the trefoil.
The colours are blue for Bulbuls, green for Guides and red for Rangers.
For details of the Promise and Law and more information on the programme, why not visit the website of The Bharat Scouts and Guides or refer to Trefoil Round the World, an informative book published by WAGGGS.
You can also visit the Bharat Scouts and Guides section of the WAGGGS Website.
The address of the National Headquarters is:
The Bharat Scouts and Guides
Lakshmi Mazumdar Bhavan
16 MG Marg, Indra Prastha Estate
New Delhi 110 002, INDIA
E-mail: tbsgnet@del2.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.bsgindia.org