THE DOON SCHOOL
THE MALL
DEHRADUN 248001
UTTARANCHAL
INDIA
Tel:
+91-135-2526-400
Fax:
+91-135-275-7275 (Headmaster's Office)
+91-135-275-9198 (Finance & Accounts Dept.)
Website: www.doonschool.com
Email: admissions@doonschool.com
Phone: 91-135-2526-400
Satish Ranjan Das, the founder of The Doon School, was one of pre-Independence India's eminent barristers and a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India.
His mission was to constitute India's first public school in an era when 'Chief's Colleges' were the ultimate school experience. The Doon School was meant to provide the youth of the country with an opportunity to get an all-round education based on an adaptation of the English public school system on India's tradition-enriched soil.
In 1929, under the Indian Companies Act, with the help of eminent Indians, the Indian Public Schools' Society (IPSS) was registered as a non-profit making body. The IPSS owns the school and manages its affairs through a Board of Governors.
Though S.R. Das passed away soon after the registration, his wife and devoted friends collected the funds to start the school of his dreams in September 1935.
Sylvan surroundings and a salubrious climate are coveted trappings for any residence. The Chandbagh Estate, spread over 69 acres in Dehra Dun, was the ideal location for the school. It had been the campus for the illustrious Indian Forest College (which has since been relocated as the world-renowned Forest Research Institute). The acquisition of Skinner's Estate, from the family of the well-known Colonel Skinner of Skinner's Horse, expanded the woody and lush surroundings to an impressive self-contained 28 hectares.
Last Updated 3rd Aug, 2013
