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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Servants of India Society was an organization founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale to train Indians for full-time, secular public service and gradual social and political reform.
- Who founded the Servants of India Society and when?
- How was the Servants of India Society different from the Indian National Congress?
- What were the vows taken by members of the Society?
- Which notable leaders emerged from the Servants of India Society?

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1. 12 June 1905

   The Servants of India Society was established in Pune on by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a recognized exponent…

2. 19 February 1915

   The Society's constitution committed its members to a vow of poverty, lifelong service, and absolute loyalty to the organization, and Gokhale himself served…

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Valangiman Srinivasa Sastri, the Society's second president, represented India at the 1921 Imperial Conference and later served as India's first Agent to South Africa, carrying Gokhale's moderate tradition into colonial diplomacy.

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