Doon remains a boys-only school despite continued pressure from political leaders to become
coeducational.[5] However, girls are admitted in case they are daughters of the school staff (see entries for sculptor
Latika Katt and actor
Himani Shivpuri).[6][7] Although the total number of Doscos is relatively small (estimated at 5,000 since the school was founded in 1935), they include some of India's prominent politicians, artists, writers, social activists and businesspeople.[8]
Abbreviations used in the following tables
DNG – Did not graduate
? – Class year unknown
Note: The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category
The class years of the alumni are sourced principally from the following:
The Dosco Record is a book of short biographies, similar to what may be found in a
Who's Who, which was first produced by J.A.K. Martyn who deliberately modeled it on the Harrow Record. (Martyn had been a schoolmaster at
Harrow School before helping A.E. Foot start The Doon School.) As a consequence, alumni are listed in the year in which they joined Doon, rather than the year in which they graduated; Martyn believed that this would make it easier for Doscos to look up their friends. The book is updated every 8 years or so, and is published by the Doon School Old Boys Society ("DSOBS") and distributed only to alumni. It includes biographical information about every Dosco (even people like
Sanjay Gandhi who was expelled before completing his studies); it also highlights family connections between Doscos such as whether a particular Dosco was the son of another Dosco, or married the sister or daughter of another Dosco.
The Rose Bowl is a periodic newsletter that contains alumni news, obituaries, reminiscences, etc. It is produced by the DSOBS and distributed by post to all alumni; a
PDF version is also sent by email to alumni.
The Doon School Register is published, every few years, by the DSOBS. It includes the contact details of every Dosco; deceased alumni are noted as such. Also included are the small number of "Associate Members" (honorary members) of The Doon School Old Boys: for the most part these include former teachers; also included are people such as
Salim Ali who had been frequent visitors to Doon and were considered to be part of the Dosco fraternity.
Doon, The Story of a School, edited by Sumer Singh, published by the Indian Public Schools Society 1985. This (somewhat slim) book was distributed to alumni and contains essays, reminiscences, and stories about the founding of the Doon School.
The Doon School -- Sixty Years On, edited by Pushpinder Singh Chopra, published by the DSOBS in October 1996. This book is similar in many respects to Doon: The Story of a School, but longer.
^"India Today, Volume 5, Issues 9-14". New Delhi: Living Media India. 1980. p. 41. But late in the day, a new name has appeared: Doon School-educated C.P.N. Singh, 43, the Union Minister of state for defence production.{{
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^Business Standard (24 August 2010).
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^Raggett, Matthew. Sampath, Karan (ed.).
"The Doon School Informational Review". The Doon School Weekly. No. May 2019.
The Doon School. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via issuu.com. It was good to see two Doscos amongst the cast as they make their way in the world; Aditi Joshi played the bride in the first episode and Neel Madhav played Karan's younger brother in two episodes.
Doon remains a boys-only school despite continued pressure from political leaders to become
coeducational.[5] However, girls are admitted in case they are daughters of the school staff (see entries for sculptor
Latika Katt and actor
Himani Shivpuri).[6][7] Although the total number of Doscos is relatively small (estimated at 5,000 since the school was founded in 1935), they include some of India's prominent politicians, artists, writers, social activists and businesspeople.[8]
Abbreviations used in the following tables
DNG – Did not graduate
? – Class year unknown
Note: The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category
The class years of the alumni are sourced principally from the following:
The Dosco Record is a book of short biographies, similar to what may be found in a
Who's Who, which was first produced by J.A.K. Martyn who deliberately modeled it on the Harrow Record. (Martyn had been a schoolmaster at
Harrow School before helping A.E. Foot start The Doon School.) As a consequence, alumni are listed in the year in which they joined Doon, rather than the year in which they graduated; Martyn believed that this would make it easier for Doscos to look up their friends. The book is updated every 8 years or so, and is published by the Doon School Old Boys Society ("DSOBS") and distributed only to alumni. It includes biographical information about every Dosco (even people like
Sanjay Gandhi who was expelled before completing his studies); it also highlights family connections between Doscos such as whether a particular Dosco was the son of another Dosco, or married the sister or daughter of another Dosco.
The Rose Bowl is a periodic newsletter that contains alumni news, obituaries, reminiscences, etc. It is produced by the DSOBS and distributed by post to all alumni; a
PDF version is also sent by email to alumni.
The Doon School Register is published, every few years, by the DSOBS. It includes the contact details of every Dosco; deceased alumni are noted as such. Also included are the small number of "Associate Members" (honorary members) of The Doon School Old Boys: for the most part these include former teachers; also included are people such as
Salim Ali who had been frequent visitors to Doon and were considered to be part of the Dosco fraternity.
Doon, The Story of a School, edited by Sumer Singh, published by the Indian Public Schools Society 1985. This (somewhat slim) book was distributed to alumni and contains essays, reminiscences, and stories about the founding of the Doon School.
The Doon School -- Sixty Years On, edited by Pushpinder Singh Chopra, published by the DSOBS in October 1996. This book is similar in many respects to Doon: The Story of a School, but longer.
^"India Today, Volume 5, Issues 9-14". New Delhi: Living Media India. 1980. p. 41. But late in the day, a new name has appeared: Doon School-educated C.P.N. Singh, 43, the Union Minister of state for defence production.{{
cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (
help)
^Business Standard (24 August 2010).
"Lunch with BS: Mahmood Farooqui". Business Standard India. Business-standard.com. Retrieved 27 March 2012. {{
cite news}}: |author= has generic name (
help)
^Raggett, Matthew. Sampath, Karan (ed.).
"The Doon School Informational Review". The Doon School Weekly. No. May 2019.
The Doon School. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via issuu.com. It was good to see two Doscos amongst the cast as they make their way in the world; Aditi Joshi played the bride in the first episode and Neel Madhav played Karan's younger brother in two episodes.