Volunteering is a psychological connection between the self and the individual of the community. Mahatma Gandhi expresses this as "the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." And got changes in the concept of volunteer activity in India
Volunteering acts play an important roles in the formation and survival of many processes of socio-cultural institutions. Volunteering has been the part of Indian culture, society and tradition since time immemorial. In the Hindu ethos it is karma or duty that is to be performed.