ThispaperlooksatthespiritofsocialserviceorsevainfourpopularcontemporaryHinduInspiredFaithMovements(HIFMs)ofIndianoriginnowhavingaglobalpresence.TheseincludeChinmayaMission,VivekanandaKendra, Mata Amritanandamayi Mission and Art of Living. Thecore questions which this paper addresses are: a) how sevaas a mandate originated in these HIFMs b) what in the seva isvolitional,whataretheprescribedaspectsanddoctrinesc)howtangiblesevainitiativesinterfacewithvarioussystemsand d) how seva contributes to institution building through theinterplayofmemoryandobliviondynamicstherebyevolvingthestyleofHIFMs.ThispaperarguesthatsevabecomesapillarofinstitutionbuildingforHIFMs.Itoperationallystemsfrom volition, prescriptivism and doctrinaire propositions givenbytheHIFMs.Thescopeencompassesthecoresocialsectors which then projects the HIFMs assertion/partnership indevelopment goals in a resource limited setting. The styles ofseva go beyond simple instilling/extolling of virtues, but ratherportrayasvanguardsoffulfillingsocialobligationsandperpetuatingthecharismaticteacherandHindubasedmemories.WiththeHinduinspirationasnon-negotiable,theoperationalformcontainscommunitariannotionsofsocialcitizenshipandsocialjustice.Thereisanelementof‘publicgood’ factoring in the HIFMs ideals.