Gulab Ramchandani (born 24 December 1927 - 13 April 2017) was an Indian educator. He served as the
headmaster
A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher, staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school ...
of
The Doon School
The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...
from 1979 till 1988. He is credited with bringing about several notable educational reforms in the Indian education system.
Early life and education
Ramchandani was born in
Hyderabad, Sindh
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Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...
in
Pakistan
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. His father was an army surgeon.
[The Himachal Times, ''Gulab Ramchandani: A Tribute by Raj Kanwar'', 15 April 2017] In 1937, he went to study at
The Doon School
The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...
and then to
Lucknow University
The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...
where he earned a
bachelor's degree
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in botany.
Career
He started his career as a trainee at
Blue Star and remained there for 33 years.
He became the company's executive director. In 1979, he joined Doon as headmaster, becoming the first alumnus to be appointed in the post. Initially, he faced resistance from the staff due to his corporate background. Later, his restructuring of school administration and finances brought the school financial stability.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of ''Orchid Educational Organisation''. He was also on the governing bodies of
Welham Boys School
Welham Boys' School is a boarding school located in Dehradun, India. The school is a residential school for boys and is affiliated with CBSE. It is ranked amongst the top five boys' boarding schools in the country as per the Education World ran ...
,
Sanskar International School
Sanskar is a day boarding, co-educational and English speaking educational institution in India. The school takes children from 3 years plus to 18 years i.e. Nursery to 10+2 CBSE and International Syllabus.
Location
The school is situated on ...
, Assam Valley School and
SelaQui International School.
After retiring from Doon in 1988, Ramchandani set up around 25 schools across India.
Death
Ramchandani died on 13 April 2017, due to
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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.
References
Further reading
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The Doon School alumni
Headmasters of The Doon School
1935 births
2017 deaths
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