Social work , known formally as " Socially Useful Productive Work " , is also part of school life . All boys of the school must complete a mandatory quota of social service hours every term . Pupils and alumni have frequently organised efforts across India to assist people affected by natural disasters . During the 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake the school 's amateur radio club was used by the government for communication purposes . Doon also oversees a Panchayat Ghar teaching impoverished children , and many building projects and workshops for the local community . Discipline has always been strict , and the school has expelled children from well-known families . In the 1950s , Martyn 's suggestion that Sanjay Gandhi finish his senior year elsewhere was accepted without question by his mother , Indira Gandhi . In contrast , Doon 's decision to expel a ward of Chief Minister Nityanand Swami of Uttarakhand in 2000 led to allegations of threats to disrupt power and water supplies ; the difficulty was overcome by the prime minister 's intervention
1991 Uttarkashi earthquake
1991 Uttarkashi earthquake
The Doon School