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for his notable contributions to the establishment of the Doon School. He was one of the few Englishmen to have been honoured by both the governments. He was also a member of the famed
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in England for ten years before he moved to India. In Doon, he was given the post of Deputy Headmaster, which he kept till 1948. Shortly after Indian independence in 1947, Foot left
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called Salangaon. The trust runs a school for underprivileged children and provides free education to over 150 children.
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Apart from teaching, Martyn was very keen on mountaineering, and was part of the expedition team to
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After his death in 1984, his wife Mady Martyn wrote a book about him entitled
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by Gurdial Singh and Nalni Dhar, The Doon School Old Boys' Society, 2001.
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Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School
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Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School
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English schoolmaster, scholar, academic and Himalayan mountaineer
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Martyn Sahib, the story of John Martyn of the Doon School
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In Search of Time Wasted: Peregrinations from Seil Island
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Martyn Sahib, the story of John Martyn of the Doon School
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He, along with Jack Gibson, climbed 722: 1045: 1014:The Doon School Model United Nations 748: 677:John Martyn Memorial Trust Website 13: 649:by Sanjay Srivastva, published by 559:Chhota Hazri Days: A Dosco's Yatra 551: 402:. 24 February 2002. Archived from 312:"An educationist leads by example" 157:. He was the second headmaster of 49:Martyn during his retirement years 14: 1124: 871:The Doon School Old Boys' Society 665: 370:. Garhwalpost.com. Archived from 266:in a village at the foothills of 169:In 1935, John Martyn accompanied 1113:British people in colonial India 1044: 1032: 1031: 774: 513:. Himalayan Club. Archived from 487:. Himalayan Club. 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John Martyn (disambiguation)
OBE
John A. K. Martyn
India
St John's College, Cambridge
BA
schoolmaster
Harrow School
The Doon School
OBE
schoolmaster
Himalayan
mountaineer
The Doon School
Arthur Foot
The Doon School
boarding school
Harrow School
Dehradun
Ottershaw School
Trisul
Jack Gibson
Gurdial Singh
Nandu Jayal
Bandarpunch
Tenzing Norgay
Mount Everest
Order of the British Empire
Queen Elizabeth II
Padma Shri

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