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	'''Shomie Ranjan Das''' (born 28 August 1935) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ educationist. An alumnus of [[The Doon School]], he has served as the [[headmaster]] of the three most top schools of India, namely The Doon School, [[Mayo College]] and [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]]. He had earlier taught in [[Gordonstoun\|Gordonstoun School]] in Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-08/delhi/28036425_1_residential-school-construction-cost-private-school Setting up a school may cost crores - Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://thearyaninternationalschool.com/html/about_us.html The Aryan International International School: Will to Excel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He established the [[Oakridge International School]] in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, and Bengaluru.		'''Shomie Ranjan Das''' (born 28 August 1935) is an Indian educationist. An alumnus of [[The Doon School]], he has served as the [[headmaster]] of the three most top schools of India, namely The Doon School, [[Mayo College]] and [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]]. He had earlier taught in [[Gordonstoun\|Gordonstoun School]] in Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-08/delhi/28036425_1_residential-school-construction-cost-private-school Setting up a school may cost crores - Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://thearyaninternationalschool.com/html/about_us.html The Aryan International International School: Will to Excel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He established the [[Oakridge International School]] in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, and Bengaluru.

	==Career==		==Career==

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| relatives = [[Satish Ranjan Das]] (grandfather)
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'''Shomie Ranjan Das''' (born 28 August 1935) is an [[India]]n educationist. An alumnus of [[The Doon School]], he has served as the [[headmaster]] of the three most top schools of India, namely The Doon School, [[Mayo College]] and [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]]. He had earlier taught in [[Gordonstoun|Gordonstoun School]] in Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-08/delhi/28036425_1_residential-school-construction-cost-private-school Setting up a school may cost crores - Times Of India]</ref><ref>[http://thearyaninternationalschool.com/html/about_us.html The Aryan International International School: Will to Excel]</ref> He established the [[Oakridge International School]] in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, and Bengaluru.

==Career==
After his earlier education at [[The Doon School]], he graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Calcutta|St. Xavier's College]], of the [[University of Calcutta]] and the [[University of Cambridge]]. After working at [[Gordonstoun|Gordonstoun School]], where he taught [[Prince Charles]]<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Old-school-values-modern-charm/SP-Article1-966811.aspx Old-school values, modern charm - Hindustan Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207233116/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Old-school-values-modern-charm/SP-Article1-966811.aspx |date=7 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kimberley.co.in/Advisory_Board.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118092104/http://www.kimberley.co.in/Advisory_Board.html |archivedate=18 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> he was principal of [[Mayo College]] from 1969 to 1974. He then became [[headmaster]] of the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]] in 1974 and held this position until 1988.

He served as [[headmaster]] of [[The Doon School]] from 1988 to 1995.<ref>[http://www.oakridge.in/Vizag/Mr__Shomie_Das_50.aspx?LEADERSHIPSPEAK ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114120348/http://www.oakridge.in/Vizag/Mr__Shomie_Das_50.aspx?LEADERSHIPSPEAK |date=14 November 2011 }}</ref> He was succeeded by [[John Mason (Schoolmaster)|John Mason]]. He also served as the Principal of the renowned and famed Mayo College where he is revered as one of the greatest principals of all time, second only to Mr. JTM Gibson, O.B.E, Padma Shri.
After he retired from the Doon School, he became an educational consultant and he has been contributing his vision in education to nearly 76 schools. all over the country. He is also instrumental in setting [[Adamas International School]] at Kolkata, which is near Dunlop (Rathtala).{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} He is currently the Chairman of [[Oakridge International School]].

==Other==
He is a grandson of [[Satish Ranjan Das]], an Indian Barrister and social reformer.<ref>The Dosco Record (1987), p.115, The Doon School Sixty Years On (1996), p.440</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727215400/http://www.riceindia.org/adamas/directoredu.htm Profile by Adamas International School]

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