Satish Ranjan Das
Satish Ranjan Das | |
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British India | |
Occupation(s) | Magistrate, Writer, lecturer |
Parent | Durga Mohan Das |
Relatives |
Satish Ranjan Das (1870–1928) was the
Early life and career
After completing school and university education in England, Das returned to India in 1894. The idea of The Doon School originated from his participation in the"growing search for a national Indian identity."[1]
Although he died seven years before the school actually opened, Das and others in his informal group had lobbied for it during the 1920s.[
By copying the model of the British public school, the founders were attempting to show that Indians could compete with the British on their own terms without relinquishing their national or cultural identity. This reflected the views of many Indian leaders and intellectuals of the time, but certainly not all. Characteristically,
In 1922, Das he was appointed Advocate-General of Bengal.[3] In 1927, he became a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council of Lord Irwin.
Death
In the summer of 1928, SR Das spent a good deal of his time in England visiting schools and discussing his scheme with well known educationists. Towards the end of that summer, he returned to India and went to Shimla to resume his duties. He soon became unwell and died in Calcutta on 26 October 1928.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Origins & History". The DOON School. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-415-17856-3.
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 November 1922. Page 701
Further reading
- Chopra, Radhika & Jeffery, Patricia M. (Eds.) (2005). Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Sage Publications Inc. ISBN 0-7619-3349-2