Chandbagh October 2017

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need to rely on your generosity – and it is creators of virtual reality worlds, the school and deep understanding of the and to help us think more broadly than Message from the Chairman tting that we ask you to contribute to need for creativity and “out of the box” Message from Dosco psyche, my orientation to Doon has the day-to-day of running a school preserve the pre-eminence of the School thinking are increasingly important. been all that I could have hoped for. sometimes allows. This committee is a true Fundraising Committee that gave us so much to be thankful for. The school urgently needs a world the Head Master complement to the 74 teachers working class Science and Technology It was also important to me that the board at Chandbagh. There is no shortage of very good uses for Complex and also a world class had a system of governance in place that Dear Fellow Doscos, your money. You will have seen the many Performing Arts Complex so that It has been almost 15 allowed it to be independent of The Scholarship and Bursary Committee, improvements in Chandbagh over the last future generations of Doscos can months since I left personalities. In terms of making things chaired by Deepak, ensures that we are It gives me great pleasure few years, ranging from the much-needed continue to excel in these elds. Germany to move to India happen, the committees of the board are able to live up to our promise to nd and to be writing to you in my improvements in the physical and The Doon School. dynamos for the school. develop boys from all backgrounds. With capacity as Chair of the infrastructure on campus, including the You will all be hearing from us as we When looking for a new more than 5 Cr. to disburse in nancial aid newly constituted new classrooms and much improved attempt to enlist your support for these school as a Head, nothing The CDC, under the leadership of the committee asks the questions that Fundraising Committee of the Board of teacher accommodation. Work on bold endeavours as and when the Board matters more than the quality and Sumanjit, has managed more school help get the bursaries to the boys who Governors. upgrading the Houses has already has approved them. Along with our operation of the Board of Governors. infrastructure improvements in one year need it and support our efforts to bring in commenced and should be completed DSOBS Fundraising partners we will be than I have seen in ve at most schools. geographical, economic and social The rst question that you are all going to over the next couple of years. But there is continuing to approach you to see in what I had been looking for a not-for-prot The level of input, trust and contribution diversity. ask is – “Why does the school need a still an urgent need for funds that must ways you might wish to contribute to school with a Board made up of from all of the members of the CDC is Fundraising Committee given that the come from sources other than fee income. School. Whether it is participating in the volunteers with passion and capacity, free inspirational. Achievements includ the Over the past months, I have also enjoyed nances appear to be in much better many campaigns that DSOBS will run in of the personal interest that one often completion of the masters' housing and working with and learning from the (I) The School is lacking a world class shape than they were some years ago?” raising money for the School, or engaging nds on elected or parent led boards. the complete renovation of the traditional DSOBS, particularly with its president, Bull. indoor Sports Centre. Given how with one of my partners on the Board What I found is a Board which is a model bench and table teaching spaces into A more committed, passionate, school- important sport and physical This is a very good question. Thanks to the Fundraising Committee for the larger for school governance that any school in smart 21st century classrooms which focused advocate for the boys past, education are in the School's ethos, great efforts of outgoing Chairman donations, we promise to make the the world could learn from. make for world class learning and present and future, I have never come and the importance of “mens sana in Gautam Thapar and other members of the process as easy and as fullling as possible. teaching. across. I'm delighted that the school, IPSS corpore sano” which is how the Board of Governors, notably Mr Indresh A Board like this exists when it is carefully and the DSOBS have a working ancient Roman poet Juvenal prayed Narain, the School's nances are now on a With all of our donors we promise that (i) and thoughtfully led by a Chairman whose The TAC, under the watchful eye of Indresh, relationship that is communicative and for a healthy mind in healthy body, much sounder footing. There is now a we will make it clear what your funds will values are aligned with the values of makes sure that we are using the income mutually supportive. this is something that needs to be clear understanding of the requirement to be used for (ii) we will provide you with a service to others before self and of from fees and donations for the benet of addressed very soon. Many Doscos balance the books on an operational basis. full rationale for all the fundraising needs meritocracy above nepotism. the boys in the most sensible and It is wonderful to see that the DSOBS are now turning to professional sport This has been done - and it is worth and (iii) crucially, we will continue to economic way. The committee also works exemplies aristocracy of service to as a viable career aspiration – and this noting that for the education the school provide you with regular updates on the The relationship between a head and the to insure that we nd the funding for things society at all levels. will occur increasingly in the future – provides, our fees are still extremely improvements to School and the great chair of the board is a special one and the that allow us to exercise our imagination and it would be remiss of us not to competitive with other Indian schools that increase in the aspirations and health of the institution depends very and innovation in pedagogy, service, sport, In this sense the circle is complete; we acknowledge this dramatic change in have similar educational aspirations. I am achievements of future generations of much on the health of that relationship. In adventure and activities to keep the school have a mission, a board, a staff, a body of possibilities for future generations of bound to say that we do not charge any Doscos that your generosity will enable. Gautam, I have had a mentor and a current, relevant and adaptable. students and a society of old boys who Doscos. premium for the unique and priceless cultural guide since we met in early 2016. work together, live together and learn education that Doon provides and for (ii) Very little public funding remains for I look forward very much to working with His clarity, insight and wisdom have been The Education Committee, chaired by together to serve a meritocratic India. which my brothers, my cousins, I, and I am enabling able boys to come to The all of you in my second term on the Board a source of learning like no other. Coupled Shashank, is a sounding board and an sure all of you, will be forever grateful. Doon School if they cannot afford the of Governors under the Chairmanship of with his humour, un-wavering love for advisory group for me to bounce ideas off Matthew Raggett fees. My dream is that we, like Harvard Mr Sunil Munjal. I hope we can appeal to Why then the need for money? One of the (with whose network Doscos are your generosity to take The Doon School best things I learned in Doon was that it often compared), should operate a to ever greater heights. was never enough to rest on one's laurels. fully needs blind admissions policy, The striving for continual improvement, of such that no boy who has the Ravi Bulchandani (609 KA, 1979) trying to be the best that one can be, of potential to be a Dosco is denied setting higher standards for oneself is a admission because his parents cannot key element of being a Dosco. It is also a afford the fees key element of the School's philosophy. (iii) As with sport, a whole world of Although we have had great success in possibility awaits the truly talented in maintaining our status as one of the pre- the media and cultural industries. eminent global schools we can and From games programmers to the should do much more. In this, we will 02 03 The Development & Alumni Relations Office Newsletter need to rely on your generosity – and it is creators of virtual reality worlds, the school and deep understanding of the and to help us think more broadly than Message from the Chairman tting that we ask you to contribute to need for creativity and “out of the box” Message from Dosco psyche, my orientation to Doon has the day-to-day of running a school preserve the pre-eminence of the School thinking are increasingly important. been all that I could have hoped for. sometimes allows. This committee is a true Fundraising Committee that gave us so much to be thankful for. The school urgently needs a world the Head Master complement to the 74 teachers working class Science and Technology It was also important to me that the board at Chandbagh. There is no shortage of very good uses for Complex and also a world class had a system of governance in place that Dear Fellow Doscos, your money. You will have seen the many Performing Arts Complex so that It has been almost 15 allowed it to be independent of The Scholarship and Bursary Committee, improvements in Chandbagh over the last future generations of Doscos can months since I left personalities. In terms of making things chaired by Deepak, ensures that we are It gives me great pleasure few years, ranging from the much-needed continue to excel in these elds. Germany to move to India happen, the committees of the board are able to live up to our promise to nd and to be writing to you in my improvements in the physical and The Doon School. dynamos for the school. develop boys from all backgrounds. With capacity as Chair of the infrastructure on campus, including the You will all be hearing from us as we When looking for a new more than 5 Cr. to disburse in nancial aid newly constituted new classrooms and much improved attempt to enlist your support for these school as a Head, nothing The CDC, under the leadership of the committee asks the questions that Fundraising Committee of the Board of teacher accommodation. Work on bold endeavours as and when the Board matters more than the quality and Sumanjit, has managed more school help get the bursaries to the boys who Governors. upgrading the Houses has already has approved them. Along with our operation of the Board of Governors. infrastructure improvements in one year need it and support our efforts to bring in commenced and should be completed DSOBS Fundraising partners we will be than I have seen in ve at most schools. geographical, economic and social The rst question that you are all going to over the next couple of years. But there is continuing to approach you to see in what I had been looking for a not-for-prot The level of input, trust and contribution diversity. ask is – “Why does the school need a still an urgent need for funds that must ways you might wish to contribute to school with a Board made up of from all of the members of the CDC is Fundraising Committee given that the come from sources other than fee income. School. Whether it is participating in the volunteers with passion and capacity, free inspirational. Achievements includ the Over the past months, I have also enjoyed nances appear to be in much better many campaigns that DSOBS will run in of the personal interest that one often completion of the masters' housing and working with and learning from the (I) The School is lacking a world class shape than they were some years ago?” raising money for the School, or engaging nds on elected or parent led boards. the complete renovation of the traditional DSOBS, particularly with its president, Bull. indoor Sports Centre. Given how with one of my partners on the Board What I found is a Board which is a model bench and table teaching spaces into A more committed, passionate, school- important sport and physical This is a very good question. Thanks to the Fundraising Committee for the larger for school governance that any school in smart 21st century classrooms which focused advocate for the boys past, education are in the School's ethos, great efforts of outgoing Chairman donations, we promise to make the the world could learn from. make for world class learning and present and future, I have never come and the importance of “mens sana in Gautam Thapar and other members of the process as easy and as fullling as possible. teaching. across. I'm delighted that the school, IPSS corpore sano” which is how the Board of Governors, notably Mr Indresh A Board like this exists when it is carefully and the DSOBS have a working ancient Roman poet Juvenal prayed Narain, the School's nances are now on a With all of our donors we promise that (i) and thoughtfully led by a Chairman whose The TAC, under the watchful eye of Indresh, relationship that is communicative and for a healthy mind in healthy body, much sounder footing. There is now a we will make it clear what your funds will values are aligned with the values of makes sure that we are using the income mutually supportive. this is something that needs to be clear understanding of the requirement to be used for (ii) we will provide you with a service to others before self and of from fees and donations for the benet of addressed very soon. Many Doscos balance the books on an operational basis. full rationale for all the fundraising needs meritocracy above nepotism. the boys in the most sensible and It is wonderful to see that the DSOBS are now turning to professional sport This has been done - and it is worth and (iii) crucially, we will continue to economic way. The committee also works exemplies aristocracy of service to as a viable career aspiration – and this noting that for the education the school provide you with regular updates on the The relationship between a head and the to insure that we nd the funding for things society at all levels. will occur increasingly in the future – provides, our fees are still extremely improvements to School and the great chair of the board is a special one and the that allow us to exercise our imagination and it would be remiss of us not to competitive with other Indian schools that increase in the aspirations and health of the institution depends very and innovation in pedagogy, service, sport, In this sense the circle is complete; we acknowledge this dramatic change in have similar educational aspirations. I am achievements of future generations of much on the health of that relationship. In adventure and activities to keep the school have a mission, a board, a staff, a body of possibilities for future generations of bound to say that we do not charge any Doscos that your generosity will enable. Gautam, I have had a mentor and a current, relevant and adaptable. students and a society of old boys who Doscos. premium for the unique and priceless cultural guide since we met in early 2016. work together, live together and learn education that Doon provides and for (ii) Very little public funding remains for I look forward very much to working with His clarity, insight and wisdom have been The Education Committee, chaired by together to serve a meritocratic India. which my brothers, my cousins, I, and I am enabling able boys to come to The all of you in my second term on the Board a source of learning like no other. Coupled Shashank, is a sounding board and an sure all of you, will be forever grateful. Doon School if they cannot afford the of Governors under the Chairmanship of with his humour, un-wavering love for advisory group for me to bounce ideas off Matthew Raggett fees. My dream is that we, like Harvard Mr Sunil Munjal. I hope we can appeal to Why then the need for money? One of the (with whose network Doscos are your generosity to take The Doon School best things I learned in Doon was that it often compared), should operate a to ever greater heights. was never enough to rest on one's laurels. fully needs blind admissions policy, The striving for continual improvement, of such that no boy who has the Ravi Bulchandani (609 KA, 1979) trying to be the best that one can be, of potential to be a Dosco is denied setting higher standards for oneself is a admission because his parents cannot key element of being a Dosco. It is also a afford the fees key element of the School's philosophy. (iii) As with sport, a whole world of Although we have had great success in possibility awaits the truly talented in maintaining our status as one of the pre- the media and cultural industries. eminent global schools we can and From games programmers to the should do much more. In this, we will 02 03 The Development & Alumni Relations Office Newsletter Why fundraise? Archana Singh (187 H, 1984)

“Lab pe aati hai dua ...... ” need to keep the ethos of our school alive fund helped bright boys from families and The Doon School relevant in today's with modest means. Some of them were The sound of the main world. Our contributions make a big later accepted with a full scholarship to building bell going difference in funding and sustaining the most renowned colleges in U.S., U.K., dungggg…dunggg… infrastructure like new housing for our India, and around the world. Endowments dunggg…. respected masters, upgrading the towards the school have come in all Breaking bounds for Bulls….. classrooms, on-going repairs, and shapes and sizes. I have seen their benets renovations of our original buildings and would encourage you to nd out I bet for almost all Doscos the lines above and so on. more about how you can give by prompt old memories and bring out contacting the Development & Alumni feelings of nostalgia about the time they Our contributions, however small, help relations office. spent in school. provide quality education to promising minds through the scholarship fund. “ Giving will not only provide a sense of Most call it the best days of their lives, not Gyan daan maha daan” as our elders satisfaction but your contribution will that their current situation is bad but that would say. Small or large, give in your own leave memories and marks all over the the realities of day to day work and life in way. Give whatever you are comfortable campus. Some of you may even have your the real world pale in comparison to the with. Give regularly and you will be happy or a loved one's name engraved or romanticism of the energetic, passionate, knowing that what you are doing is painted on campus as a sign of respect, and inspired life they led when they were providing great opportunities for others. homage, pride, legacy, or just good younger. Doon not only gave us an I worked in the school for nearly a year publicity. No matter what the reason, the education but it gave us our friends, and a half. The experience was both result is improvement. Doon has done a Having spent a year in school it gives me character and the foundation that we revealing and exhilarating. I saw rst-hand lot for all of us and now it's time to pay it great pride to witness such values and have built our lives upon, along with some how the education provided by back. So, please give. such a culture (which maybe rare outside) of the best memories that we still carry. contributions towards the scholarship still resonates with each boy or girl that Therefore, it's only appropriate to give walks the cobbled paths at Chandbagh, as back to our alma mater that made us who demonstrated by the Class of 2017 who we are today. Upon taking over this role from Rishabh, I recently contributed, along with DSOBS soon realised the 'history of Doon has towards a smart classroom. Many of us ask questions like “Why give? “, been the history of giving'. We have all “What will my small contribution do?” or been fortunate beneciaries of such noble The history we decide to script today, will say “The school has enough”, “The school generosity. dene how the world will know of The spends too much” etc. Doon School over the next 100 years. Each Perhaps this DNA can be traced back to act of giving plays its part in dening the To this I say ... Letter from Head for the origins of our school, where school's culture. What makes our school We Doscos play a very signicant role in Development & Alumni Relations prominent Indians 'gave' their time and stand out from all others today, are the resources to fulll the dream of Mr SR Das, values that the students develop, as soon the future and continued development of by setting up IPSS in 1929 just a year after as they arrive at Chandbagh through our beloved school. Our contributions, his death. Thus was The Doon School numerous activities and opportunities. monetary or otherwise, help the school Dear Fellow Doscos, opened in 1935 with a vision: remain a popular and prestigious You too can contribute, towards the institution that continues to attract the It is an honour and a “To attract and develop exceptional boys development of the school by sharing best and the brightest minds, maintaining privilege to serve the and teachers from all backgrounds to either your time or resources. Whatever the high standards and reputation office of Development & serve a meritocratic India; inspire them to you decide, will denitely create an associated with the Dosco title. Alumni Relations. This be just and ethical citizens; train them to impact for the generations to come. office plays a pivotal role in bridging the be wise and principled leaders; and Giving to school is more important than needs of the school with its greatest asset, prepare them to enter one of the Arjun Singh Bartwal ever because of an inux of new Public the alumni. strongest alumni fraternities – for life.” (501 KA, 2000) Schools popping up all over the map. We 05 The Development & Alumni Relations Office Newsletter Why fundraise? Archana Singh (187 H, 1984)

Sitting through the after Looking back, what constantly amazed situations, are traits that one learns early Classroom Supported By school “Extra English” me are the activities and experiences that on at The Doon School. Those mid-term SMART CLASSROOMS Ÿ Arun Dua (267H, 1966), Suniti and Sujana classes of Mr. Hensmann The Doon School has to offer. If leveraged trips, weekend outings, end of the term Ÿ Ashok Mahindra (287K, 1958) in 1984, the year I joined to the fullest, they can go a long way in adventure trips, social work camps, SUPW Ÿ Class of 1967 The Doon School, I could shaping a student's character by acquiring sessions and many such activities not only Ÿ Class of 1976 have never imagined the valuable life-enriching life skills. The well- help in building resiliency and increased Ÿ Class of 1991 immensely valuable lessons being learnt crafted and balanced mix of Academics, tolerance levels, but also instill a sense of Ÿ Class of 2017 & DSOBS in those classes will go a long way in Sports, Extra Curricular and Social purpose that makes the journey into the Ÿ DSOBS building a strong foundation upon activities, helped me build a sense of new, more fun and exciting. Ÿ Harshvardhan VN Kaul (196KB, 1990) & Vikramaditya KN Kaul (16KB, 1994) which my life's journey would ourish purpose, responsibility and stewardship, Ÿ Kanti Bajpai (264T, 1972) in later years. that not only allowed me to sail In conclusion, I will say that I was very Ÿ Lal Family Foundation successfully through the Engineering & fortunate for spend my formative years at The Ÿ Sunjay Kapoor (147HA, 1990) Born and raised in a humble family in MBA days, but have also been a guiding Doon School, thanks to the scholarship that Ÿ The Kamal Bhagat (47K, 1952) and Nita Bhagat Family Lucknow, I was fortunate to secure a force in shaping my professional career. made it possible. I was glad to know that the Government of India, Merit Scholarship school now has several such bursaries and when I was 13, which made admission to While who I am and what I have done in scholarships in place, to positively impact the The Doon School a reality. I must confess my life so far has a lot to do with the lives of many amazing and gifted kids who will WHAT IS A SMART CLASS? however, that I had no idea of what I was positive value system instilled by my experience the magic of Chandbagh. If there is A well designed space that inspires the student, stepping into, when I walked through the parents, but I will be remiss if I exclude one gift that we can all give to our future encourages creativity and promotes hallowed gates of Chandbagh on April 1, the contribution of many a teacher, generations with limited means is the gift of collaboration between peers. 1984. Here I was, a shy, small-town boy support staff and most importantly the education, because this is truly a gift that will who could barely speak English, lifelong friends I made at the school. keep giving. Connecting indoor spaces to surrounded by a sea of smart, condent Ÿ Natural light English speaking boys from the best of We are living today in a world that is Ÿ Windows with views of the outside world schools from India and overseas. Had it greatly dened and shaped by Ÿ Natural materials and nishes such not been for the constant assurance of my technological advancement. If you are not as wood and stone parents and the comforting, welcoming a Gen-X or Gen-Y person, chances are, you and calming presence of Late Mr. H.D. are as confused and torn apart as I Bhatt, the then Foot House, Housemaster, I probably am. How do I adapt to survive would probably have taken the next train with this New Normal, is a question that back home. often crosses my mind. Adaptability and how to thrive in not-so conducive What began as a nail-biting and nerve- wracking start, ended as an experience that I can effortlessly say, resulted in the best days of my life. Starting my journey at Current Corpus Used in FY 2016 - 17 Doon with certain handicaps helped stoke the re in my belly, and I made sure to (Rs in Crores) (Rs in Crores) give the experience my best and excel at whatever I decided to take up. Chandbagh Estate Fund 5.03 1.03

Doon School Scholarships 21.85 2.01

Endowment Fund 14.35 -

Chotta Haazri + Annual Fund 17.38 - Limited classrooms available, book yours now 06 07 The Development & Alumni Relations Ofﬁce Newsletter The Gift That Keeps On Giving Key Area of Support Himanshu Tripathi (152 J, 1990)

Doon School Scholarships 21.85 2.01

Endowment Fund 14.35 -

Chotta Haazri + Annual Fund 17.38 - Limited classrooms available, book yours now 06 07 The Development & Alumni Relations Ofﬁce Newsletter The Joy of Giving DOSCENT Update Jaswinder Singh Bull (344 J, 1986) Sharad Rathke (180 K, 1990) President DSOBS

As President of The Doon that one more Dosco has decided to share the The Doon School English In addition to the generous support from They are raising the bar and are condent School Old Boy's Society responsibility we owe, to our school and our Charitable Trust donors, the Headmaster, on behalf of The of crossing over with your kindness and some of my most enriching fraternity. Foundation (DOSCENT Doon School and The Indian Public support. Feel free to reach out to one of moments are when we as a UK) - Scoring a blinder for Schools' Society wishes to extend his the UK trustees or Arjun Bartwal, your new community take ownership I would like to reach out and thank all Old Boys a worthy cause. warm thanks to outgoing Chairman Head of Development and Alumni in sustaining the who have contributed towards the betterment Gautam Thapar, the UK DSOBS Relations in Chandbagh. development needs of the school. of the school. Much has been done, with School is particularly interested in representatives Nimai Swarup (11 HA, innumerable acts of your generosity, which providing merit based scholarships to Class of 1996) & Vivek Thadani (532 OB, Note on tax benet for UK residents: The alumni has a very special relationship with have institutionalised numerous vital changes. those who may be unable to afford the Class of 1995) and the Development and Under the UK Government's Gift Aid rules, a its alma mater. The vision of the founding fees, in line S.R. Das's vision of building a Alumni Relations Office for coming registered charity is a highly tax-efficient fathers of the School is amply borne out by the While we value our ethos and the continuity of genuinely diverse school. together with the UK Trustees and route of giving for tax paying UK residents as fact that time and again the Alumni has come our tradition that we have passed down from changing the course of history. Boys they can potentially claim back 25p every unstintingly and generously to the aid of the generation to generation we must also look In line with this vision, DOSCENT UK, a selected under this programme may time an individual donates £1 to charity. " school and we shall ensure that it will continue ahead to adapt ourselves to our present regulated charitable trust was set up in otherwise never have had the chance to to do so. This is the legacy that we have been circumstances. We need to live up to our motto 1983 by Late Gulab Ramchandani when be part of this exceptional institution and fortunate to inherit. As a collective we are a “Knowledge is light” and spread this light he was HM to raise funds from old boys who knows what heights they might multi faceted gemstone- its multiple facets amongst our alumni based in the UK. conquer one day...! polished by numerous different hands; each facet refracting different aspects of our DOSCENT UK was previously managed by Looking ahead, we can and we must rainbow-hued community. senior Dosco Suresh Advani (149 J, Class of capitalise on this start if we truly wish to 1958) for 25 years. In March 2010, in build a diverse school. The Trustees of Each time I receive any of your contributions agreement with School and in the DOSCENT UK are keen to espouse the from across the world, I feel delighted to know President of DSOBS, Suresh handed over spirit of diversity more widely by the role of managing trustee to Sharad implementing multiple programmes and Rathke (180 KA, Class of 1990) who is based invite everyone in the fraternity to help in London. Shortly thereafter, Sharad make this endeavour a success. invited Ravi Bulchandani (609 KA, 1979), another London resident to help him on the Board. Sharad and Ravi are joint managing trustees and member's of IPSS.

With dogged determination and perseverance over many strategy sessions and meetings, Sharad and Ravi (who also serves as a Member of the Board of Governors) successfully coalesced support from a number of old boys and friends in the UK and overseas, kickstarting the rst UK Full Scholarship Programme by raising funds in excess of GBP100,000 (INR 1 crore+). To see the programme go live which has begun to bear fruit has been gratifying for all stakeholders. This journey really started with meticulous planning and execution of the famous Summer Boat Party on River Thames, an event attended by almost 200 old boys and their families!

08 09 The Development & Alumni Relations Ofﬁce Newsletter The Joy of Giving DOSCENT Update Jaswinder Singh Bull (344 J, 1986) Sharad Rathke (180 K, 1990) President DSOBS

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Bikramjit Singh Puri 438 H 1986 Giving at a Glance: List of Donors Darshan Singh 90 T 1962 Thanks to your patronage and generosity Dheeraj Aggrawal 292 HA 1991 APR 17- SEP 17 D. Gunaseela Rajan 307 H 1956 APR 16 - MAR 17 Digvijay Singh 269 K 1965 Deepak H Summanwar 160 K 1963 Gajpat Singh Grewal 213 JA 1991 Chandbagh Estate Fund Deepak Summanwar 160 K 1963 Chandbagh Estate Fund Gaurav Butani 395 HA 1986 April 2016 till March 2017 April 2017 till September 2017 NAME SCH NO BATCH Deepak Singh Thakran 123 T 1990 NAME SCH NO BATCH Gautam Thadani 488 JB 1975 Rahul N Bhagat 865 JA 1982 Dhruv M Sawhney 37 K 1959 Arun Dua 267 H 1966 Kush Sharma 415 T 1985 Kanti Bajpai 264 T 1972 Gautam Thadani 488 J 1975 Arvind K Nigam 503 JB 1976 Maneesh Sama 650 J 1976 Acts of Gifting 97 103 Ashok K Mahindra 287 K 1958 Gurmeet Singh 883 TA 1982 Vikram Lal 198 K 1957 Michael G Dalvi 370 T 1962 Harshvardhan V N Kaul 196 KB 1990 Haripal Singh Gill 328 H 1966 The Doon School Old Boys Society Batch 1991 Nakul Bubna 416 HB 1976 Vijayendra N Kaul FOS Harpal Singh 322 H 1965 Ashok K Mahindra 287 K 1958 Nitan Kapoor 151 J 1966 Value of Gifts received Rs 3.77 Crores Rs 1.69 Crores Uday Singh 229 HA 1991 Ishaat Hussain 292 H 1963 The Doon School Old Boys Society Batch 1991 Nitin Sahney 799 TB 1981 V.K.N. Kaul 16 KB 1994 Jayant Sahai 36 H 1970 Harshvardhan V N Kaul 196 KB 1990 Pankaj Nath 429 JB 1987 Sunny Patpatia 368 K 1967 John Mason FOS The Doon School Old Boys Society Batch 1967 Prashant Gupta 241 KB 1991 Manoranjan Singh Sawhney 182 H 1967 Jyotiraditya M Scindia 632 JB 1988 V.K.N. Kaul 16 KB 1994 Rahul Bhagat 865 JA 1982 Govind Swarup 242 K 1967 Kamal Nath 366 H 1964 Arjun Mathai 86 H 1967 Rajat Banerji 135 TB 1984 Avinash Kohli 181 J 1967 Kapila Vatsyayan FOS Kanti Bajpai 264 T 1972 Sanjeev Mohan Joshi 519 JA 1976 2016 - 17 2017 - 18 Anup Ishrani 127 H 1967 Ketaki Sood FOS Manuj R Ailawadi 332 H 1967 Sanjiv Singhal 528 JB 1976 Dipinder Singh Brar 91 H 1967 Kishore K Lahiri 30 KB 1974 Rajiv Bhandari 144 K 1967 Saurabh Swarup 47 OB 1996 Srinivasan Sundaram 309 K 1967 Krishnamoorthy Srinivas 186 T 1949 Divyakar Pratap Singh 60 K 1967 Sharad Shiv Dutt 272 TB 1991 Donors Rs (in Lacs) Donors Rs (in Lacs) Nikhil Gupta Charitable Trust FOS Kunwar Vilas Nath 160 H 1957 Lajpat Rai Jagga 231 T 1967 Shashank Jha FOS Lalit Nirula 142 K 1959 Mohie Ranjan Das 194 H 1967 Sudhir Singh Dungarpur 85 HB 1989 Doon School Scholarship M.Ct.P. Chidambaram 135 HA 1976 Ravindra Goenka 4 H 1967 Sushant S Goyal 487 JB 1976 NAME SCH NO BATCH Malvinder Singh 136 JB 1990 Vinay Sharma 46 T 1967 Suveen Kapoor 355 JA 1976 Chandbagh Estate Fund 31 143.27 15 97.98 Soros Fund Charitable Foundation FOS Michael G Dalvi 370 T 1962 Ashok Khanna 29 K 1967 Tarun Sawhney 234 KA 1991 The Doon School Old Boys Society DSOBS Narayana Murthy FOS Chandra Vijay Singh 37 J 1967 Uday Singh 229 HA 1991 Gaurav Seth 562 OA 1994 Pavan Vaish 372 KA 1986 Rajan Puri 19 J 1967 Vineet Kochhar 25 HB 1996 Chhota Hazri Fund 51 3.27 Arun Kapur 57 J 1956 Prithipal Singh Dugal 588 TA 1988 Rita Harsh Bhargava 25 H 1967 Vivek Sehgal 402 JB 1986 Nikhil Gupta Charitable Trust FOS Rahul Kohli 81 JA 1975 SKS Puri 296 T 1967 Yatish Aron 242 KB 1991 Ravi Prakash Singhee 265 T 1991 Rahul N Bhagat 865 JA 1982 Uday P Bobade 216 K 1967 Doon School Scholarship 12 130.86 87 58.12 Marjorie Bhavnani FOS Rajat Banerji 135 TB 1984 Chandrahas Mathur 397 K 1967 Doon School Scholarship Nalin Khanna 563 HB 1980 Rakesh Inder Singh Chugh 654 HB 1981 Aruneshwar Seth 317 K 1967 NAME SCH NO BATCH Vikram Lal 198 K 1957 Ravi Vira Gupta 289 J 1953 Girish Ahuja 72 T 1967 Sanjay Labroo 552 TA 1980 Lalit Pande 84 K 1963 Sandeep Dutt 627 K 1979 Yogesh Gupta 82 K 1967 The Doon School Old Boys Society DSOBS Others/Social Service 3 99.77 1 12.65 Arun Singh 207 K 1959 Sandeep Khosla 489 JB 1987 Madhu Johri 235 H 1967 Nikhil Gupta Charitable Trust FOS Avinash Goyal 23 T 2002 Sanjay Maliah 21 JA 1983 Rajiv K Puri 331 K 1967 Haresh Jamnadas Dadhania FOS Indrave Singh Mann 65 T 1961 Sanjeev K Mehra 359 JB 1975 Siddharthraj Sahgal 217 T 1967 Tara Vati Ram Gopal Mehra Foundation FOS Total 97 377.17 103 168.75 Peter McLaughlin FOS Sanjiv Sharma 74 KB 1974 Saamarth Juneja 216 O 2016 Gaurav Seth 562 OA 1994 Santosh Reddy 19 T 1954 Chhota Hazri Fund Samrat Jain FOS Abhinav Kumar 285 TA 1991 Saroj K Mehera 122 K 1944 NAME SCH NO BATCH Ranjit Chaudhari 176 K 1984 Aftab Seth 189 J 1959 Shivbir Singh Grewal 378 KA 1975 Siddhartha Lal 501 HA 1994 Arvind Nigam 503 JB 1976 Ajay Mehta 102 JA 1989 Shomie Das 165 H 1951 Charanpal Singh Mann 2 T 1962 B.S. Baswan 180 H 1961 Ajay S Shriram 161 K 1970 Siddharth Lulla 383 T 1992 Fateh Singh Akoi 7 TA 1996 Ayush Sarawgi 188 O 2016 Alok Ahuja 741 K 1980 Siddhartha Vikram Lal 235 KA 1991 Indresh Narain 288 K 1961 Parkash Singh FOS Alok Bhargava 196 JB 1974 Sumanjit Chaudhry 7 J 1963 Jagatbir Singh Sandhu FOS Amit Sawhney 252 TA 1973 Sunil Kant Munjal 180 KB 1973 Karanjit Singh Chopra 86 TB 1990 Doon School Medical Fund Amitabh Tayal 163 T 1969 Tarun Sawhney 234 KA 1991 Lalit Nirula 142 K 1959 NAME SCH NO BATCH Analjit Singh 132 J 1971 Valentina Trivedi 708 KA 1981 Manjit Singh Gill FOS Class of 1990 Batch 1990 Anoop Seth 523 J 1976 Vikram Srivastava 345 J 1970 Rahul Kohli 81 JA 1975 Apurv Kumar 638 JB 1979 Vivek Pandit 595 HA 1988 Ranjit (Gauri) Lakhanpal 455 KB 1987 Social Service Archana Singh 187 HA 1984 Vivek Sehgal 402 JB 1986 Sandeep Dutt 627 KB 1979 NAME SCH NO BATCH Arjun Malhotra 325 K 1964 Parkash Singh FOS Taravati Ram Gopal Mehra Foundation FOS Vikram Lal 198 K 1957 Arun Jaitley FOS Arjun Badhwar 296 TA 1991 Thapar Education Trust FOS - Arun Kapur FOS Social Service Abhinav Kumar 285 TA 1991 Arunachalam Vellayan 87 T 1968 NAME SCH NO BATCH Adarsh Kumar Swarup 283 HA 1991 Ashish Bharatram 427 KA 1986 Thapar Education Trust FOS Amaan Khan 217 JA 1991 Avinash Singh Alag 160 HB 1984 Anoop Seth 523 JB 1976 Ballabh Das Maliah 267 J 1958 Arjun Malhotra 325 K 1964 Bartendra S. Baswan 180 H 1961 Arvind Kumar Mehrotra 78 TB 1976 Bharat Singh 112 JA 1997 Avik Chopra 321 TB 1976 Charanpal Singh Mann 2 T 1962 Bharat Sahgal 114 J 1966 10 11 The Development & Alumni Relations Ofﬁce Newsletter How to donate, tax benets IN INDIA HDFC Bank Ltd. Customers IBAN: GB79 LOYD 3062 6027 3263 56 Rajpur Road, Dehradun-248001 68 For donations made in Indian rupees, tax For further details, contact the following: rebate under section 80G of the Income Tax SWIFT CODE: HDFCINBB Ÿ Sharad Rathke - Act is available to donors. [email protected] RTGS/NEFT IFSC : 1. Cheque – It should be in favour of 'Indian Public HDFC0000225 Ÿ Ravi Bulchandani - [email protected] Schools Society'. 4. Online payment: Arjun S Bartwal IN USA Head of Development & Alumni Relations On the school website The Doon School, Mall Road, http://www.doonschool.com/support- Old Boys resident in the US can donate Dehradun - 248 001, Uttarakhand, India doon/donations/, via a secured payment through the 'Friends of The Doon School' to Tel: (o) +91.135.52 6466 gateway from HDFC Bank. obtain tax relief under US IRS 501 C (3). The Mobile: 0995339509 donor gets a tax deduction equal to the Fax: +91.135.275 72 75 amount of contribution. So if he donated $100 Email: [email protected] IN THE UK and his marginal tax rate is 35%, he will get to reduce his taxes by $35. 2. To pay by wire transfer (in India) Old Boys in the UK can donate through the DOSCENT Trust in London, which was set up By personal check: Name of Beneciary: by the School in 1985 to receive donations at Indian Public Schools' Society the time of the School's Golden Jubilee. A personal check should be made payable to Friends of the Doon School and mail to: Address of Beneciary: The Doon School English Charitable Trust Oppenheimer & Co Inc. (Attn: Moe Bajaj) The Doon School, The Mall Road, (DOSCENT Trust) is registered as a Charity in 13455 Noel Road, #1200, Dallas, TX 75240 Dehradun – 248 001 (India) England and Wales under Registration no- 290238. As such, it can get benets on Please note account # G79-1334001 anywhere Beneciary's Bank Name & Address: donations received from individuals and on your check. HDFC Bank Ltd. Companies. 56, Rajpur Road, Dehradun – 248 001 (India) Wire instructions: Individuals can make donations under a Gift Beneciary A/c No. Aid Scheme and the charity can claim back tax US BANK, N. A., St. Louis, MO 63101 02251000070620 at the basic rate of tax. Gifts made by individual ABA # 081 000 210 donors must be from their own money and FOR A/C: Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. RTGS/NEFT IFSC (for National): they must pay or have paid suﬃcient UK tax for 185 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 HDFC0000225 the same tax year as the donation is made to A/C #152310861124 cover the repayment that will be claimed by FFC TO: Friends Of The Doon School SWIFT CODE: HDFCINBB the charity. CLIENT A/C # G79-1334001

Purpose of Remittance: Companies in Britain are also entitled to make For income tax and audit purpose : gifts to charities under the Gift Aid Scheme, Indian Donors : Provide PAN number Note: Please send the remittance detail after and obtain tax relief on their payments. The full Overseas Donors : Provide OCI / Passport number remitting the amount to [email protected], / amount of the donation can be deducted by [email protected] Companies from their total prots in their corporate tax computation. For more information please contact: FOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE The bank details of the Trust are as follows: The Development & Alumni Relations Oﬃce 3. To pay by wire transfer (from overseas) Bank: Lloyds TSB The Doon School, Mall Road, Dehradun, Name of Account Holder: Name of account: UK 248001, India Indian Public Schools' Society Doon School English Charitable Trust E: [email protected] Sort Code: 30 62 60 T: +91.135.252 6466 Account Number: 27326368 W: www.doonschool.com/support-doon Account Number: 02251170000012 @Doon_School Name of the Bank and Address: Customers BIC: LOYDGB21647 facebook.com/TheDoonSchool1935