Dear Doscos,

This letter from the Executive Committee to the fraternity is to clarify some issues raised by Mr. Rajneesh Chatta, 191-K '90 in his e-mail of September 29, 2009.

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All Doscos - The Dosco Register needs to be updated.

Simply download the attached form, fill it in and send it back to dsobs@airtelmail.in. For postal or fax options, details are also enclosed. It should only take 5 minutes.

DOSCO_RECORD-REGISTER_UPDATE_FORM.doc

This call has received little response so far (Rosebowl August 2009 issue). If you're in touch with your batchmates or other Doscos, please circulate this link and let's reconnect those lost dots.

Thank you.

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Bharat Mahey (230-J '47) who has gracefully been acting class representative for the Batch of 1949 wishes to step down from this post and focus on being class rep for the Batch of 1947. This is a call to any Batch of 1949-ers who wish to take up the imminently vacant post. If so, please contact dsobs@airtelmail.in and kanwar@vsnl.net.

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Hi,

In keeping with our tradition of the monthly get together on the last Thursday of every month, this month’s event will take place on the 27th of November at Geoffrey’s Pub at Hotel Marine Plaza. The evening will commence from 7:30 pm onwards.

I look forward to meeting each of you next week.

Arjun Gupta

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"Dr. Nakul Chandra MBBS MRCP Edin MRCP Glas FACC (265-H '54) will give a one day seminar in healthy Living in Varanasi RGS Hospital (out patients clinic) on the 14th of NOV. 2008

All participants will be required to send , "CBC, Lipid profile, Electrolytes and blood Chemistry, BUN and Creating Liver Protime, SGOT and SGPT. Dr. Chandra will perform a medical examination and give individual guidance on how to live a healthy life.

There will be limited seats so only a few very motivated individuals will be accepted. Advice will be regarding eating healthy, reducing weight and living healthy.

Only those persons who are really motivated will be accepted. Rs 10000 in donation to CHWF/ RGS trust is recommended . RGS Trust is a 80 G trust registered in India. The donation is tax free. Blood tests have to be done before hand. After being accepted, each individual medical history, height and weight along with blood tests must be received by 7th of Nov.2008.

Those interested may mail their medical history with blood reports to rgstrust@hotmail.com

Dr. Nakul Chandra, MBBS, FACC in New Jersey will see children with Congenital heart Disease free of charge. This will be in Varanasi, UP. Contact Dr. Pandey. 933 693 7127 E mail "Rai Govind Shayam Trust" "

SHEEL SHARMA
DSOBS

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6.10.2008

TO

ALL MEMBERS

Sub : DSOBS Annual General Meeting on 12 Oct 2008 at 11.00 A.M. at the Doon School
Dehra Dun.

Please find attached the following :-

1. Agenda for the 69th Annual General Meeting Of The Doon School Old Boys’ Society to be held At The Doon School, Dehra Dun On Sunday 12th October 2008 At 11: 00 A.M.

2. Minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting Of The Doon School Old Boys’ Society held at The Doon School, Dehra Dun On Sunday 07th Oct 2007 At 11: 00 A.M.

3. Minutes Of The Extraordinary General Body Meeting Of The Doon School Old Boys’ Society Held On April 3, 2008 At India Habitat Centre, New Delhi At 3 PM

4. DSOBS Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations incorporating the amendments that have been agreed in these last two years.

5. DSOBS Accounts as on 31 March 2008 – Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure.- Sheet1 & Sheet2

Please carry a copy of the above while attending the AGM Meeting on 12 Oct 2008 at The Doon School, Dehradun.

SHEEL SHARMA
DSOBS

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The DSOBS / Navodaya has launched an initiative for providing relief/rehabilitation to the millions of our flood-hit country-men in Bihar.

For more details please download

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The 11th DSOBS Inter House Golf will be held on 20th Sept 2008 at Golden Greens, Gurgaon and the Prize Distribution / Dinner will be held on 21st Sept 2008 at ITC Maurya Hotel, New Delhi at 8.30 P.M.

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The deadline for applications and nominations for the vacancy of the position of the VP, DSOBS, was 13 August 2008, and we have received two applications / nominations for the vacancy of the position of the VP, DSOBS. These are Kishore Lahiri (batch of 1974) and Gurmeet Singh (batch of 1982). Both have submitted their respective CV’s and Vision Statements. (As per annexures)

Out of the total of 112 representatives in both categories combined, 102 had responded. Of these 63 had nominated Kishore Lahiri and 39 had nominated Gurmeet Singh. (As per annexure)

For more details please download the annexures

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The Bombay old boys are having a get together in South Bombay on 6 Sept 2008 at 830pm where the Board of Governors will be in attendance.

Venue will be in South Bombay and will be intimated to those who RSVP to rao@khandelwalindia.com

Please indicate in your email whether you will be accompanied by your spouse or significant other.

Please also encourage all Doscos in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat to try and make it. They too can respond to the same email address.

For those who do not have access to email, please ask any friend to RSVP on your behalf.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Sep 6th,

P Advani G Khandelwal

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For the past several weeks a group of old boys have been meeting in Delhi to play field hockey on Sunday evenings. They are recruiting more players from the old boy's community in Delhi. Most of the games are held at Siri Fort Sports Complex. If you are interested in playing, get in touch with Kunal Sharma at kunal473@hotmail.com.

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A DSOBS dinner is being held in Mumbai on December 6th, 2008. Interested doscos should give positive affirmations to rao@khandelwalindia.com He will send out the location nearer the time. This drinks and dinner function will be in South Bombay.

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The Dosco Agra weekend is coming up. Don't miss the opportunity relive your Doon life with your buddies in a fun and relaxing manner. The annual weekend has been extremely successful in past years and there's no reason to believe that it won't be the case this year too. The weekend will be hosted at the ITC Mughal in Agra and will be between July 4th and 6th.

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There's a NY Dosco Get-together on Friday 20th, 2008 at AVA Lounge, Rooftop @ The Dream Hotel, 210 W 55th St., New York, NY. we will be Kanti Bajpai (Headmaster) and Sati Puri from the Alumni Board will be attending. The last two were a big success. Don't miss this one and bring your partners as well.

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The singing passion of Raman Kapoor finally emerges from the shadow of his business profile. The sixty year old Raman makes his debut into the Music Circuit with his First Album ' Kyu Tune Dil Ko Toda ', an Album of Love Songs of a typical heart-broken lover. This Album of Love songs, composed by Nikhil Kamath and Satish Sharma, is a compilation of nine tracks that has taken him almost two years.

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The highlight of this year Board Exams was the excellent performance of Gaurav Sood 24-H who topped the All India ISC (Class 12) Board Exams with an awesome Average of 99%. He scored 100% in Maths & Chemistry, 98% in Physics & English, 95% in EVE, and 94% in Western Music & Economics.

In ISC from a total of 67 boys , 88% got over 80% while 25% got over 90%. The class average was 85.4%

ICSE boys (Class 10) bettered their last years average percentage of 84.6 to 85.2. Out of a total of 92 boys, 86% scored over 80% while 50% got over 90%. Abhishek Sharma 300-H and Vibhas Pahuja 272-O topped the ICSE in school with 96% marks.

In both ISC and ICSE exams no boy got less than 60%.

In the last few years the school has shown a steady upward rise in the Academic performance. The year 2003 seems to be a turning point in the Academic Performance of the school. Before this the average percentage of ISC and ICSE was in the mid seventies. However from 2003 the average percentage rose to the eighties and this year both had above 85%.

We like to congratulate the boys and staff of the school for the excellent results

The school now also offers the boys the option of doing the International Baccalaureate (IB) course in lieu of the ISC and the first batch of boys will be sitting for this exam in May 2009.

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Vikram Raha, 190T batch of 1971, passed away after a prolonged illness on Sunday, 18 May 2008, at his home in Kolkata.
A prayer meeting is being held at his home on Thursday, 22 May 2008, between 10AM and Noon. The address is;

6A Rainey Park, Kolkata 700 019

Vikram’s elder brother Arjun Raha, 180T, is from the batch of 1968.

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Don't miss the monthly NY Dosco Get-together at Stone Rose Lounge (4th Floor, Time Warner Center), 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY. Its on Friday, May 16th between 6:30 and 9:30pm. We had our first one last month and it was a huge success. Bring other doscos and friends as well. This is an open event. View the Facebook page for more information.

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The Extraordinary General Body Meeting as mandated by the last AGM to review the process for the election of the Vice President was held at the India Habitat Centre New Delhi on April 3, 2008. Download details of the Minutes -

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Anju Malwah 1-H 1964-1970 daughter of late Mr S.L Sharma (ex Housemaster H House) and sister of Kailash 273-K, Suresh 245-K, Sheel 345-K passed away on April 20, 2008 in Los Altos Hills, California after bravely battling Cancer for over 5 years.

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Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of The Doon School Old Boys Society will be held at 3 pm on Thursday the 3rd of April, 2008 in the Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Follow the link to read the notice in detail and the relevant pages of the Rose Bowl pertaining to the election of VP

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Dosco Dialogue Conclave 05/06 April 2008 Postponed

This to inform all Doscos that we are compelled to defer the proposed DOSCO Dialogue scheduled to be held on 05/06 April 2008, for reasons mostly influenced by our having to surrender the venue. New dates will be advised later. However the conclave can now be held only after the summer months.

Meanwhile the EGM will be held as committed and we are looking for a venue with a suitable date before 06 April 2008. Details will be advised shortly.
Please share this with all OB ’s whom you are in contact with.

Gautam Chadha
President DSOBS

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U.P.Chapter Annual O.B's Get-together is being held on Saturday 16th Feb'08 at PARK INN HOTEL, Shahnajaf Road, Lucknow, when The Old Boys' Inter House Golf/Squash/Bridge Tournaments will be held as well.
The running trophies/cups/shields were donated almost 10 yrs back in memory of Mr.Hidayat Hussain,Mr Govind Prasad and Mr Ashok Atal.
All participants may kindly give their names to the undersigned for taking part in the matches as well as the DRINKS/DINNER/DANCE commencing at 8pm .

Rahul Prasad ph 09415019397 and Pradip Narain ph 09335904381.

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The 6th Gibson Goodwill Cup between Doon School & Mayo College was played at the Classic Golf Resorts, Gurgaon on 15th December, 2007. 25 Teams from each side competed for the magnificent “Gibson Goodwill Cup”

This was followed by a Prize Distribution Dinner at Sheraton Hotel, Saket, New Delhi on 16th December.

The Doon School Team won the Gibson Cup for the 2nd year in a row, with a comfortable 14 1/2 to 10 1/2 score line.

Deepak Kullar 344-H ’99 won the “Straightest Drive”
Rajiv Sikand 869-T ’82 won the “Closest to Pin”;
Pranav Shah 58-J ’02/ Samvit Chopra 93-H ’01 won the “Longest Drive”

Congratulations to all the players and the individual prize winners.

The detailed results are attached.

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Attached is a list of all those who have till date sent in their subscription for the Rose Bowl. The Total collection so far is Rs.1673773 and only 423 boys have contributed so far. We hope that the others will send their contributions for the Rose Bowl Corpus soon.
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All Doscos are invited to attend the Gibson Cup Dinner on 16th December at Sheraton Hotel, Saket, New Delhi 8 p.m. Onwards.

Cost is Rs. 750 per head.

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Mumbai doscos are holding a get-together at Indigo Restaurant, Mumbai on December 12th, 2007. The event is being held to meet Dr. Kanti Bajpai and Mr. Phillip Burret. Beer, wine and snacks will be on the house. For emore information contact Pashupati Advani 98200 78889 or Gautam Khandelwal (Khande) 98213 35834

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Potpourri is hosting a musical evening to raise funds for underprivileged children, supported by Khushi. The event will be held on November 29th at 8:00pm. Book your tickets at www.nirulas.com Note, doscos have a special ongoing offer at Nirulas. For more information click here.

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The DSOBS has partnered with Max Healthcare to provide a special healthcare service to doscos. These are discounted services available only to doscos. View the brochure to learn more about the services.

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The 6th Gibson Goodwill Golf Tournament is scheduled to be played on 15th December, 2007 at Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon and shall be followed by a prize distribution dinner on 16th December at the Sheraton Hotel, Saket, New Delhi. The dinner is open to all Doscos regardless of their participation in the tournament. The aim of the Gibson Cup is to remember Jack Gibson, celebrate ties between The Doon School and Mayo College and support a worthy cause for charity or development.

For more information or to participate please contact us at +91 124 4510668 or +91 124 4510500/600

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The Singapore doscos are planning to host a Doon/Mayo golf tournament on November 23rd, 2007. If you are interested in participating, get in touch with Himmat Singh (20-KB '89).

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The Sheel Sharma Prize for the longest drive - Rajiv Khanna (126-J'71) 295 yards.
The prize for the straightest drive - Rajiv Nanda (576-T/1980) (On the line) with honourable mention Kapil Bhalla (214-H/1972) – 4”
The prize for the closest to the pin - Donny Singh (878-T/1982) 6’5” (12 hole) with honourable mention Vivek Sehgal (402-J/1986) 6’ 9”

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Rajiv Sarin (44-H '74) tried responding to an earlier post about the Rose Bowl fund raising initiative but was unable to due to a technical error. He sent his suggestions on email which is interesting enough to publish as a post itself -

1) Doon alumni who wish to receive soft copy of the Rose Bowl should have a check box on the Rose Bowl Subscription Form indicating their choice;

2) Doon alumni who wish to renew with a credit card payment should be able to do so. DSOBS should consider setting up a Paypal account (cost of setting up a Paypal account and maintaining it is nominal) in its name allowing any alumnus to pay with their credit card; and

3) Doon alumni graduating from school should receive the Rose Bowl gratis for a period of five years post-graduation. Ditto for any alum senior citizens who graduated from school over 57 years ago (prior to 1950). This will provide a pool of Doon alums over a fifty plus year time span who will need to send in subscription renewal (for those interested in receiving the hard copy of the Rose Bowl).

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Some former Mayo students are compiling a book on Jack Gibson. They have requested the Dosco community for help. The book will be based largely on reminiscences of people who knew him over the years. So far the pieces they have received have been through the Mayo network. They are looking for pieces from his time at Doon especially the early years.

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Don't miss the Jaipur House Revisited event to be held on Saturday, Sept 22nd 2007 at the Mashrabiya, Ashok Hotel in Delhi. The event will start at 8:00pm. The event is open to all doscos. Contact Anoop Bishnoi for more information.

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For those interested in the golf tournament, “Golden Greens” is offering special practice round rates for Doscos. Green Fees : Rs. 400 Weekdays/Rs. 800 weekends pus Caddy Fees Rs. 150/ - Bookings need to be co-ordinated through the DSOBS Secretariat, Mr. Sheel Sharma – 26174808/9810444423.

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Sign up to participate in the 10th DSOBS Golf Tournament to be held in Delhi on September 29th & 30th. The event will be followed by a dinner which is open to non golfers. Being the 10th, this is going to be a special celebratory event. Download the entry form.

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Analjit Singh is hosting a Dosco dinner at the Singapore Cricket Club on September 15th, 2007. Kanti Bajpai and Sati Puri from Doon will also be participating. They would like to take this occasion to share some of the developments in school, as well as update doscos on the activities of the Doon School Fund Raising Committee. For more information get in touch with Himmat Singh.

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Rose Bowl Publication Subscription update as on August 10, 2007. Download file

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The DSOBS Memorandum of Association has been published among the Resources links on the lower left hand corner of the Dosco.org home page below the Flickr photographs.

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At last year's Annual General Meeting held in school over Founder’s, the tradition of following consensual convention in the process for “election” of Office Bearers of the DSOBS was sought to be challenged. Resulting in that, a sub-committee was formed to review the existing rules that are now discussed below.

Please use the email link below to provide your views on the proposal amending the way in which officer's to the DSOBS are elected. Do not forget to include your school number, house and batch when you do so.

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There is a Jaipur House London get-together next Friday - July 20th. Anoop Bishnoi (Billy) and Nitan Kapoor - both past presidents of the DSOBS and Jaipur House, are specially coming from Delhi to attend and discuss the Jaipur House refurbishment efforts and share ways in which London doscos can help the house rebuild itself.

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All Dosco's in the UK are invited to attend the Dosco Friday in London. Senior members of the Doon School Fund Raising Committee will be attending and presenting changes occuring at school. A special 15 minute film will be shown at the Mayfair Theatre - Mayfair Hotel at 7:15 pm.

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This year the Summer trip has been planned for Jaipur at the Clarks Amer from Friday June 1st to Sunday June 3rd. The rates are Rs.10399/- for 2 nights/ 3 days This however does NOT include Lunch on Friday the 1st of June. The More the Merrier.

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he 6th edition of the DSOBS Inter House Cricket (appropriately christened the Sheel Vohra Cup) got under way on a perfect winter morning in Delhi . Every house had its pre-match hiccups at the net practice (For H house it was quite literal in the case of Anil ‘Paps’ Malhotra) with Donny having a sleepless night not knowing whether Tata would be able to field a full strength XI.

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This is a photograph of the first ever cricket match played by the Doon School cricket team under flood lights. This game was played against the Old Boys.

Names of Old Boys – Left to Right.
Manas Aggarwal, Raghav Malik,Vivek Seth, Uday Bawa, Indu Shekar, Deepak Kaul, Sandeep Chandra, Arun Khanna, Vipin Malhotra, Nalin Khanna, Pranav Sahai, Gursharan Singh, Amitoj Singh, Asheet Lanba, Anil Malhotra, Hemant Bishnoi.

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As those of you who read the last Rose Bowl may know, the DSOBS publication is short of funds. The reason is simple - doscos used to pay a paltry Rs. 250 to become members of the society which included a free lifetime subscription to the Rose Bowl. Needless to say, the Rs. 250 per doesn't cover the full cost of printing and distributing the publication. Today graduates of Doon pay Rs. 5,000 to become members.

To cover the costs of printing and distribution, the society is asking doscos who passed out before 1998 to contribute Rs. 3,600. Old boys abroad are being requested to pay USD 150.00 to cover the extra postage costs. The society feels that this one time charge should keep the Rose Bowl alive for the next 8-10 years.

To pay your dues, download the form (PDF) write a cheque and mail it in. You can also view a list of doscos who have already contributed (excel file) here. And finally, click continue reading to read Gautam Chadha's letter which explains the finances in more detail.

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Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) has offered to help with the publishing and managing of Dosco.org In his day job, Govind is a Senior Copywriter and Editor at Content Syndicate. He was also Doon School Weekly editor while at Doon.

Please welcome Govind and feel free to ping him with your ideas too. Gautam Chadha (389-H '71) who is currently the President of the DSOBS, Kishore Lahiri (30-K '74) Editor of the Rose Bowl, Hemu Sharma (459-JA '87) and Nalin Khanna (563-H '80) are also helping out.

We're constantly looking for ways to improve the website and it requires your ideas, time and involvement too. So shoot us emails, send us your news, comment on other blog posts and be active!

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The DSOBS is exploring the idea of creating a private label wine. This would be a wine with the dosco brand and just for doscos. The first step in this endeavor is to try different wines. As a result, a tasting is being held in Mumbai on March 9th, 2007. The DSOBS President, Mr.Gautam Chadha and past President, Mr.Nitan Kapoor who are the people behind the exercise will also be present. Sanjay Menon of Sansula will be presenting the wines.

The contribution to attend is Rs.500/- per head up to 8th March 2007 at 1.00 PM and Rs.750/- per head thereafter. Get in touch with Pashupati Advani or Gautam Khandelwal to learn more.

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The UP Chapter is having the OB gettogether on March 17th at 8pm onwards at Hotel Park In Lucknow.The Inter House Golf,Squash tournaments shall be held the same day. For details contact Pradip Narain at9335904381 & Rahul Prasad at 9415019397.

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The school cricket team played a day-night match with the OB’S at the Gyan Bharati School on the 16th. After a closely fought game the old boys managed to emerge victorious in the last over with the last pair batting. To lift the spirit of the school boys, the old boys decided to gift each school boy a DOSCO jacket, which is now a popular item in the memorabilia. The schools boys did not go back empty handed.

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On our 58th Republic Day on January 26, 2007, there was a third Dosco amongst the various Padmashri awardees. Regretfully, we omitted his name in our January 2007 issue of The Rosebowl on page 5 where we mentioned Amitav Ghosh (246-H ’72) and Vikram Seth (250-J ’68). In addition, Dr. Lalit Pande, (84-K ’65) was also awarded the Padmashri for Environment Protection.

Our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Lalit Pande. You have done The Doon School proud.

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The next London Dosco Friday is January 26th, 2007. Nitan Kapoor (151-J '66), former President of the DSOBS (2002-2004) is currently visiting London and will be attending the get-together. The venue for January is Digress, right off Regent Street. Address: Digress, 10 Beak Street, London W1F 9RA. Telephone Number: 020 7437 0239 (http://www.digress.co.uk) Time: 7:00pm

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Time Magazine named you the 2006 person of the year. Why? Because in 2006 people contributed photographs, blog postings, video clips and more online. They engaged online and shared their thoughts on the world around them. It heralds a transformative movement from mass media to me-media where each individual is empowered to play a more active role in society. Why does this matter to doscos?

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Tthe Eighth Quarter Class / Regional Repsentatives meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday Jan 19, 2007 at 7.30 P.M. at Terrace Garden in Hotel Ambassador, Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi. The meeting will be followed by a dinner. Representatives are required to attend. RSVP - Sheel Sharma, Executive Secretary.

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The first Eagle Challenge Golf Trophy is scheduled to be played in February/March, 2007, at Gurgaon/Delhi. Jaipur House, winners of the 2006 Inter-House Golf Tournament, shall take on all comers, regardless of House or School in a “BEST BALL” format. The Tournament shall be followed by a Grand Ball & Prize Distribution Dinner at an appropriate venue. Don't miss this tournament if you are going to be in Delhi.

Continue reading "1st Eagle Challenge Golf Trophy. Jaipur vs. Rest of the World" »

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Jaipur House, along with other buildings in the school, was inspected by the Central Building Research Institute for safety in 2003. The building had been getting lodged and there were cracks in the walls and the floors. The CBRI suggested extensive repairs. When work commenced it was found that the damage to the first floor was more severe than appeared on the surface.

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The Old Boys fielded a strong combination with as many as six former school cricket captains - Arun Khanna, Nalin Khanna, Shashi Vaish, Pratyush Vaishnav, Amitoj Singh, Hemant Bishnoi in their ranks. They would have been joined by 2 more captains - Donny Singh and Samarjit Gaekwad but for the Class of '81 dinner on Saturday night. View all the photographs at Flickr.

Continue reading "School vs. Old Boys, Founders 2006, R.L. Holdsworth Memorial fixture" »

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The 5th Gibson Goodwill Golf Tournament was played on Sunday, 10th December, 2006, at the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon. This tournament has now become a much anticipated event on the golfing calendar of both, Doon & Mayo alumni, and is played in the true spirit of “Goodwill & Friendship”, yet remains very competitive. Twenty Seven teams each from Doon & Mayo participated on a cool & crisp morning.

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Gautam Chadha the new President of the DSOBS will be visiting Singapore this weekend. He is keen to meet up with the OBs here for a quick drink. It has been a while since the Singapore OBs met so everyone is encouraged to attend this event on Monday, December 3rd. Get in touch with Himmat for more information at +6590174177.

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Vikram & Parveen Malhotra hosted the Hong Kong get-together at their residence and it was undoubtedly the best turnout we have had! The highlight for the evening was that Mr & Mrs Bharat Mahey (1949 Batch father of Arjun Mahey) turned up for the meet! They were visiting their daughter who is based in Hong Kong.

There are some new additions to the Dosco family in Hong Kong - Ashish Sharma (821-KB, 1981 Batch) and Rahul Badhwar (T House, 1986 Batch) bringing the total headcount to 14!

Report sent by Yatish Aron to the DSOBS.

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Harprit S. Sandhu (279-K '57) is trying to get in touch with Vikram Bhide (18-K '57). If you can help, please email Harprit at harprit_sandhu@hotmail.com

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The camera only came out after we had all drunk a few beers so the ones who left early aren't included in this set. Around 25 people showed up at this month's get-together on Oxford Street near the "Bonds" street tube station in central London. The bar was loud and it is fair to say everyone had a great time. All in all a fun evening. Click for more photographs, comment on them and if you have dosco photographs send them to us.

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Singapore Dosco get-together June 2006

The following are photos taken in Singapore June 2006 at a Doon School old boys get together at Uday Singh's (T-90) residence. Uday Bawa (488-JB '94)sent Doon Online these photographs.

Send us your photographs or simply upload them to the new Doon Online/Doon School Flickr Group.

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Old Boys interested in playing the Holdsworth Memorial Cricket Match at Founders Day (October 29th, 2006) should contact Uday Bawa (ph: 98688-88854, email: udaybawa@hotmail.com ) or Nalin Khanna (ph: 98100-28127, email:nalink@vsnl.com). A practice match is being played in Delhi on October 22, 2006.

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In the latest Rose Bowl, Sati Pur (49-K '52) offered an explanation of the differences between the DSOBS and IPSS. He asked us to publish it online here too. Read the article and tell us what you think. Do you think the IPSS is representative of the school? Do you know the members? Is each class fairly represented?

And likewise, do you think that the DSOBS represents you as an old boy? Do you know your class representatives and the executive committee? Are you fairly represented? As reference at the end of the article we have published the official aims and objectives of the DSOBS.

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I had the opportunity to attend a Dosco Friday in London two days ago. Hats of to Rishab Sharma (553-JA '94), Premjit Chopra (440-TB '93), Vivek Thadani (532-OB '95) and the rest of the crew for organizing these. They are highly enjoyable evenings growing with each month and are made all the more interesting by the presence of wives, girlfriends and Welhamites!

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These weretaken just before the golf matches and at the dinner. As the evening progressed, the photographs got more and more blurred. Please do not ask why. On the whole, the event was a fantastic success. Jaipur House won the trophy and Amitav Virmani (260-JB '91) took the individual title. Amarinder Bedi (523-JA '94) was the runner up. Congratulations to the winners and the organizers.

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London doscos are organizing a Dosco Thursday on the last Thursday of every month with the first get-together planned for 27th July, 2006.

The Venue: The Elbow Room - Westbourne Grove
Nearest Tube Station: Bayswater (District / Circle Lines) (see attached map)
Time: 18:00 hrs onwards (special drink offers from 17:00 - 20:00 on selected drinks)
The elbow room has pool tables for those interested in sharpening their queues and playing with balls!
Uniform: Dinner Clothes

Get in touch with Premjit (Choppy) (T house -1993) or Rishabh (Rishu) (J house - 1994) if you have any questions.

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A Golf tournament is being organized in Thailand between August 8th-15th. You will stay at Central Duangtawan and play 6 rounds of golf on the best courses in Chiang Mai.

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The UK chapter is planning a serious of get-togethers beginning mid June and would like to request all Doscos to send their contact details to the UK Chapter Rep - Vijay Thapar - vkthapar@aol.com with a cc to Rishabh Sharma - rishabh.sharma@citigroup.com. Also, don't forget to update your contact details.

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The DSOBS is soliciting candidates for the post of Vice President. The ideal candidate should be committed to the DSOBS, have time to devote to its functions, have a good standing in the society and have reached a certain level of achievement in his profession. Our DSOBS fraternity is built upon the committment of its members. If you know of someone who fits this description, definitely nominate that person.

Do you think these are the right parameters for a vice president? Tell us what you think.

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Being the 10th year of our weekend, we have decided to do head to a more special place ; this time we are heading to Jaipur and we have confirmed with the Le Meridein Hotel between April 28th and 30th.

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All ex-Doscos (plus spouses, girlfriends etc) are invited for the annual DSOBS Delhi Chapter dinner to be held on March 4, 2006 at the Delhi Golf Club. Invitation cards for the dinner must be purchased prior to the event. Cards will be available ALL day Saturday (March 4) at the Central Secretariat grounds. Come and support your house team. (Food & drinks available at the ground).

Continue reading "DSOBS Delhi Chapter Dinner and Inter House Cricket on March 4, 2006" »

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The annual Old Boys’ get-together is being held once again on Saturday, the 8th April ’06 at La Place Park Inn, Lucknow at 8 P.M.

Continue reading "U.P Chapter I Get-Together in April" »

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The DSOBS has launched an ICICI Bank Credit Card for all doscos. Everytime you spend money using this card, a small contribution is made to the DSOBS by ICICI Bank at absolutely no cost to you. It's a Visa Gold card that's free for life with a rewards program. And of course, it carries the Doon logo and is only available to doscos! Email dsobs@vsnl.com to learn more and sign up.

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Money needs to be raised to support the Art School and the DSOBS has a new innovative iniative to help. Prestigious Indian artists are being commissioned to produce works of art that will be sold to the Dosco community at deeply discounted prices. The earnings will go to the art school. Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to get some good art and benefit the school!

Continue reading "Dosco Art Show Auction Ensemble" »

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The DSOBS is organizing an inter-house cricket match next month at the Central Secretariat grounds, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi. May the best house win!

Continue reading "DSOBS Inter House Cricket on March 4th, 2006" »

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Of late, batches have been organizing small get-togethers in different cities. One of the most recent examples, was a 1992 get-together organized by Bhupi Mann (367-TB '92). We happened to be in the neighborhood at the time and were able to get some photographs.

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Recently seven Doscos from the Houston area met for the very first time in Houston, Texas. They are looking to expand their circle and are inviting Doscos from in and around South Texas to join the group. Please email Sarosh J. H. Manekshaw at manekshawconsulting@swbell.net to learn more. The group will be having its next get together in April.

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Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) completes his Dosco Summit recap for Doon Online. The second day is even more interesting as it includes highlights from speeches by Captain Amarinder Singh, Sunil Munjal, Kanti Bajpai, Masud Hassan, RP Devgun, Mr Farrokh K Captain and Anoop Bishnoi. Expect to see photographs added in the next day or two. This post has been republished with new photographs.

Dhruv Sawhney, Capt Amarinder Singh and Anoop Bishnoi.

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A Chandigarh get-together will be held on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006 at Lyon Restaurant, Sector 17, Chandigarh from 8.00 pm onwards. Please contact Mr. Gurpreet Singh at 9815193839 for more information.

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Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) has written a accountof the Dosco Summit for Doon Online. By reading his captivating account and seeing the photographs that he took, you'll feel like you were at the summit yourself. Okay, maybe not exactly, but you should definitely read it to learn what happened.


The Dosco banner that everyone signed

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Doscos won both the matches against Sanawar at the annual Old Boys Cricket tournament. Read Donny Singh and Nalin Khanna's interesting account to learn how!

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This has come from the DSOBS executive committee. It was another wonderful initiative and one that we felt important to promote on Doon Online too. As you read the message, note that you can still contribute if you haven't already. On a separate note, next week is the Dosco Summit in Dubai. Expect updates from the summit here on Doon Online.

Continue reading "A Word of Thanks - DSOBS Kashmir Earthquake Relief Efforts" »

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It is being played on Sunday, December 11th between teams from The Doon School & Mayo College at the Classic Golf Resorts. The event will be followed by a prize distribution dinner at hotel mariott on Monday, December 12th at 8 p.m. Doscos with their significant others are invited. Contact Ranjan Bhalla (98 112 71428) or Vivek Narain (98 183 80019) for more information.

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The event which costs Rs. 350 for dinner and snacks will be held at the Royal Orchid, Hotel in Bangalore which is owned by Arjun Baljee (306-T '98). Alcohol will be heavily discounted courtesy of Jatin Bob (411-TA '93) who works for United Breweries. For more information email Zorawar Singh (288-JB '72) at jojo@metahospitality.com

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Participate and support the DSOBS teams as they play cricket matches against Sanawar in Delhi on December 3rd, 2005. The two DSOBS teams won against Sanawar in the Friendship Cup held in March. You can find those details in the March Rose Bowl. Help them win again.

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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today sent relief material for those affected by the October 8th earthquake in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) through the Joint Check Post at the international border at Wagah. The relief comprising of blankets, life saving drugs and clothing was handed over by the Immediate Past President of the CII Sunil Kant Munjal (180-KB '73).

Continue reading "Kashmir Earthquake & CII, Outlook India" »

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Read the October 2005 Rose Bowl (PDF). The issue includes an obituary of Dr. PM Das, photographs of the Tsunami relief effort and minutes of the 65th annual general meeting of the Doon School Old Boys' Society

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The DSOBS has started work on a relief effort is looking to raise money to purchase blankets and tarpaulins. Please contribute to the effort. With the Tsunami Relief Efforts, the DSOBS has showed what we can all do when we come together.

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Doscos interested in representing the Old Boys Cricket team vs. The Doon School on October 23, 2005 at Founders day should participate in net practice at 11 a.m on October 22 (Saturday) at the cricket nets on Skinners field in the Doon School. For more information please call call or SMS Nalin Khanna at 98100-28127.

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The DSOBS is organizing a dosco summit this winter in Dubai between December 17th and December 19th. The summit will be a combination of work and play including seminars, dinners, golf outings and cruises.

Continue reading "Dosco Summit 2005" »

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Indian Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar (55-T '57) thanks the Dosco community and the DSOBS for helping the Tsunami victims in his constituency.

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The highly energetic DSOBS Sports Sub-Committee is organizing an Inter House Soccer Tournament on October 15th and October 16th, 2005 in Delhi. Learn how you can participate and may the best house win.

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The most interesting piece in the summary is that the DSOBS has set up a fund titled, "Navodaya" to use for a future crisis. Hopefully, this will translate into a long term, consistent initiative to contribute to the betterment of Indian society. Also interesting to note, is that the catalysts for the idea were all older doscos - Lt Gen Adi Sethna (191-K '41), B G Verghese (150-J '44) and Shomie Das (165-H '51).

Will this help Doon shed its image of being an elitist, exclusive and self serving fraternity? We certainly hope so and wish the Navodaya efforts every success.

Continue reading "A Summary of the Tsunami Relief Efforts" »

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In the days immediately after the Tsunami a few old boys enquired as to whether the DSOBS was going to get involved in providing relief to those affected. It was the end of December and many Executive Committee colleagues had already left Delhi with their families.

Continue reading "The DSOBS Tsunami Efforts Update" »

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Gautam Chadha shares with us a summary of the highly successful DSOBS Tsunami Relief Efforts. The relief efforts really highlighted what it means to be a dosco.

Continue reading "Summary of the DSOBS Tsunami Relief & Rehabilitation Efforts" »

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The DSOBS is bringing out a new dosco record and needs your help. Download the form and send in your
details. Also update your contact information in the Dosco Finder for online Doscos.

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The Batch of 1955 will be celebrating their "Golden Jubilee" over Founders Day in Dehra Dun from Friday, October 21st to Sunday, October 23rd, 2005. To learn more email Ashok Mehta (295-H '55) at ashokruthmehta@yahoo.com

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The March Rose Bowl (7.5mb pdf) is now online. The print edition is going to be published for the forseeable future. Thank you for participating in the poll where we asked you whether it should go "electronic" only. Your feedback matters.

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There's a memorabilia summer special on. You can buy everything from flasks to boxer shorts emblazoned with the lamp. Download the brochure (.doc) to learn more. Memorabilia for "Dosco Moms" and "Dosco Dads" isn't offered but maybe that will come next.

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The March Rose Bowl (7.5mb pdf)is now online. The print edition is going to be published for the forseeable future. Thank you for participating in the poll where we asked you whether it should go "electronic" only. Your feedback matters.

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The 4th DSOBS Inter House Cricket was held on March 5, 2005 at the Central
Secretariat grounds. The semi-finals got underway under damp but sunny conditions.

Continue reading "4th DSOBS Inter House Cricket Results" »

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Following is the latest update, as on 31 March 2005, of our efforts in providing relief to those impacted by the 26 December 2004 Tsunami. The geographical area of our relief efforts remains the coastal area of Tamilnadu.

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I seek to share with you the results of your efforts to assist those affected by the Tsunami, as on date. We have shipped over 400,000 liters of clean drinking water to affected persons along the Tamilnadu coast. This is an ongoing effort influenced by fund resources, availability of tankers, and, information of need as advised by the District Magistrates in the area and the Indian Red Cross.

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Continue reading "The Reward of Giving By B.G.Verghese (150-J '44)" »

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Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) completes his Dosco Summit recap for Doon Online. The second day is even more interesting as it includes highlights from speeches by Captain Amarinder Singh, Sunil Munjal, Kanti Bajpai, Masud Hassan, RP Devgun, Mr Farrokh K Captain and Anoop Bishnoi. Expect to see photographs added in the next day or two. This post has been republished with new photographs.
Dhruv Sawhney, Capt Amarinder Singh and Anoop Bishnoi.

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