The Samaj - An Outline of the history of Transvaal Hindu Seva Samaj.

The Gujerati Hindus in Transvaal having acquired domiciliary rights in South Africa, formed like other Indians in this country, association to articulate their needs and demands. The membership of these organisations based either on caste or origin from a village served to foster their social economic and cultural welfare.
Duplication of activities and the urgent need to speak with one united voice, led to the formation of the Transvaal Hindu Seva Samaj in 1932. The purpose of this work is to examine events leading to its creation, the people who founded it, who conducted its affairs for the past fifty years, to review its aims and ideals, to sketch its activities during this period and to evaluate its success and failure.