Servants of the People Society is a non-profit organization founded by Lala Lajpat Rai, a prominent leader in the Indian Independence movement, in 1921. The society is devoted to "enlist and train national missionaries for the service of the motherland". Lal Bahadur Shastri, second prime minister of India, was a life long member of the society. Krishna Kant, the Vice-President of India was also a
life member of the Society.
‘Servants of the People Society’ (Lok Sevak Mandal), also owns, controls and mange the largest orriya newspaper, "Samaja." The association of many a luminaries in course of time has enriched ‘The Samaja’. The profound and enormous contribution of Punjab Keshri Lala Lajpat Rai, Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das the former Prime Minister of India Sri Lal Bahadur Sahstri, former Vice-President of India Sri Krishna Kant, former Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Biswanath Dash, Padma Bhusan Dr. Radhanath Rath has left an indelible imprint in the common psyche of every Oriya as the ‘News paper of the populace’. At present, many great personalities of national repute including the former Prime Minister of India, Sri I.K.Gujural, former Justice of Supreme Court, Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat are associated with the Society (Loksevak Mandal) headed by Shri Onkar Chand.
