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The Servants of India society was founded by ___________.


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The Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1915.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale:

  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on 9 May 1866 in Kotluk village in present-day Maharashtra in a Brahmin family.
  • He was a renowned social reformer of India, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the leaders of the moderate bloc of the Indian National Congress.
  • He was known to be the Mahatma Gandhi’s political mentor.
  • In 1905, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress (Benares Session).

About Servants of India Society

  • In 1905, he formed the Servants of India Society in Pune (Maharashtra) to further the expansion of education in India.
  • The Society organised mobile libraries, founded schools, and provided night classes for factory workers.
  • He also gave night classes to industrial workers.
  • He wanted Indians to receive an education that would instil in them a civic and patriotic sense of duty.

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