People's Volunteer Organisation
लोगों के स्वयंसेवी संगठन Logõn ke Svayamsevaka Saṅgha | |
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| Abbreviation | LSS |
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| Formation | 24 June 1922 |
| Founder | Nalini Gupta |
| Type | Paramilitary |
| Purpose | Promoting Arthani nationalism and Netaji Thought |
Area served |  Arthasthan |
Membership (2019) | 10-11 million |
First Secretary | Madhukar Deoras |
| Affiliations | Arthani-led Satrian Section of the Workers' International |
The People's Volunteer Organisation (Matrabashi: Logõn ke Svayamsevaka Saṅgha, LSS) is an left-wing paramilitary and cultural organisation in Arthasthan. It oversees numerous subordinate organisations which it uses to spread its socialist and Netajist ideology in the country. The LSS is closely associated with the Arthani-led Satrian Section of the Workers' International, sharing many close ideological and organisational links.
It was founded in 1922 as part of the Satrian anti-colonialist movement to provide character training through discipline and to unite Satria to form a pan-Satrian state. During the leadership of Nalini Gupta, the organisation became overtly leftist and represented the leftist factions of the Azad Fauj. After the LSS split from the Azad Fauj after the Great War, it shifted its political base to modern day Arthasthan. At the outbreak of the Satrian Rebellion, the LSS declared the beginning of the Arthasthan Liberation War and the formation of the Satrian Commandery. The organisation's militia forces fought against Etruria and then various Satrian states to secure Arthasthan's independence. After the war, it reformed the Commandery into Arthani People's Union and founded the Satrian Section as its main political wing. Gradually, the LSS grew into a prominent Arthani nationalist umbrella organisation and formed several affiliated organisations.
Today, it is one of the largest organisations in the world with over 10 million members, including the members of its subordinate organisations. Although its political influence and activities are handled by the Satrian Section, it still has a significant presence in all facets of Arthani society through its local and regional branches and various affiliated organisations. Due to its close ties with the Satrian Section, it is considered to be the "social wing" of the Section, overseeing a wide network of economic groups, associations, and organisations under the Satrian Section.