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The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, as a school modelled on the British public school while remaining conscious of Indian ambitions and desires.
The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a boys-only private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The school was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a Calcutta lawyer. [1] Doon's first headmaster was Arthur E. Foot, a former science master at Eton College. The present headmaster is Peter McLaughlin, who has occupied the post since 2009 and is the ninth headmaster of the school.
Established in 1935, The Doon School is one of India’s finest schools, with a strong intellectual heartbeat. The Doon School is a full boarding school for boys only and not simply a school which welcomes boarders.
The Doon School was envisioned as a school that would attract boys from all sections of Indian society, and from every state in India, and would be entirely secular. The Doon School was to specialize in the education of boys who would go on to serve a free and democratic India.
The Doon School is a boys-only academically selective boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das [1] The school's first headmaster was Arthur E. Foot, who had spent some nine years as a science master at Eton College, England. [2]
The Doon School was founded in 1935 by S.R. Das, a barrister in Manchester, United Kingdom. Upon his return to India, he established this school based on the British Public Boarding School system with a vision to provide to boys in India the same educational opportunities as he had seen in Manchester.
Jun 4, 2010 · Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster, Doon School in an interview with DNA charts out Doon’s roadmap as it completes 75 years as an “elite” education service provider.
Mar 11, 2018 · S.M. Munjal, Chairman of Hero Enterprises, was recently appointed Chairman, Board of Governors of The Doon School, Dehradun. Excerpts from an interview in which he talks about the future of...
Oct 28, 2013 · Doon's board of governors is chaired by Gautam Thapar, a former rich lister who controls the Avantha group, an engineering and paper conglomerate. This "Eton of India" is even on the itinerary...
Sep 12, 2023 · Doon School Alumni: Famous Father and Son Rajiv Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi both studied at The Doon School. Rajiv Gandhi was in class of 1962 and Rahul in Class of 1988
