Mr. Shomie Das is a former headmaster of The Doon School and the grandson of the school's founder, Satish Ranjan Das. In a recent interview with Doon Online, he talked about his days at Doon, how Doon is evolving and education in India. When asked about his achievements as Headmaster of The Doon School, Mr. Das replied, "I think I was able to liberalise the general atmosphere greatly and also raise the academic standards without putting additional pressure on the boys. I was often accused of being too liberal!"

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"I remember the warm friendships that were forged. I remember getting lost, the fear, the darkness and finally the relief of getting back to school after some mid-term expeditions."

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" I remember running across the Main Field and through the litchi grove, hardly daring to look left or right, and then jumping into the safety of my bed, relieved not to have seen Skinners’ ghost!"

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" I also remember the Central Dining Hall (CDH). It's amazing - the central importance food occupies in a Dosco's life. Nothing to beat butter chicken from Presi's of course, or bulls from Praddu's, but at the end of a busy day, I remember we'd just eat anything!"

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"Mid terms were something that I had to do at the time, and so I didn’t really enjoy them. I also remember the different ways in which we tried to skip PT, and most of all, I remember rehearsals for plays in the Rose Bowl which carried on late into the night and gave us a couple of classes off the next morning."

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" My memories of Doon are as fresh as they were on my last day of school. I have so many wonderful recollections of school, and continually share stories with other Doscos, friends from Swarthmore College, colleagues at Goldman Sachs, and my wife who tells me she has had enough already."

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"Sitting on the grass, with one of those wooden chairs laid upside down as backrest/pillow, and reading. The simple things that were denied but became so pleasurable when available, from pineapple pastries to plain bread and butter."

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" I remember almost everything about school, from the day I joined to the day I left. The list would be too long. However, the older I get, the more I remember the calm after Sunday lunches that seemed to pervade the School."

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" Walia’s hot coffee at the Rosebowl while rehearsing for a founders’ play. The assembly songs. The bees. Founders time – I joint in 1985 – golden jublee. one hell of a founders."

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