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Have Doscos lost their sense of public duty? (Total Votes 311)
Yes, Doscos don't do enough for India 26%
Maybe, but these are different times 9%
No, Doscos give back in different ways 39%
Not at all, Doscos give as much back as they did in the early years 18%
Doscos aren't supposed to have a sense of public duty 8%

Does the Rose Bowl need to have a print edition? (Total Votes 241)
Yes, absolutely. I enjoy getting it in the mail 63%
Maybe, but only if it has more unique content 9%
No, I'd rather get my news via an online, real-time edition 20%
I don't care either way 8%

When you think of Doon, what do you remember the most? (Total Votes 253)
Buildings 4%
Campus 26%
Daily Routine 13%
Friends 49%
Teachers 8%

Did you enjoy studying at Doon? (Total Votes 371)
Yes, absolutely 55%
Yes, most of the time 22%
I'm not sure, it is hard to say 6%
Not really, I did not enjoy Doon 2%
No, I hated Doon 8%

While at Doon, did you learn the most inside the classroom as against outside it? (Total Votes 144)
Yes 8%
No 52%
Not sure 3%
Both mattered 37%

Is The Doon School brand more important than the education? (Total Votes 262)
Yes 41%
No 54%
Not sure 2%
Neither is special 3%

Given a choice, which of the following countries would you like to settle in? (Total Votes 203)
Austrailia 13%
Canada 9%
India 41%
United Kingdom 11%
United States of America 26%

With the Islamic Republic of Pakistan next door would you like to see a Hindu Republic of India? (Total Votes 1882)
No, absolutely not 51%
Not really, India is a secular country 10%
I'm not sure, who knows what is best for India 1%
Yes, it is time to move away from secularism 38%
Yes, India should never have been a secular country 1%

Is The Times of India correct in saying that The Doon School network is losing its influence on modern India? (Total Votes 225)
No, absolutely not. The network is as strong as ever 29%
Not really, the network is still quite strong 23%
I'm not sure, one can never really test the strength of a network 13%
Yes, the network is slowly losing its strength as times goes by 26%
The famed network has lost its lustre completely 9%

Is India losing its best and brightest students to universities and careers abroad? (Total Votes 460)
Yes, they go to Ivy League schools and then to Wall St. or Silicon Valley 38%
No, there are enough bright Indians studying and working in India today 24%
Possibly, and it could be detrimental to India in the long run 17%
Unlikely, the percentage of Indians going abroad is insignificant 09%
Who cares? India will always be overcrowded and overpopulated 12%

Can Doon produce the next Sachin Tendulkar or the next Leander Paes? (Total Votes 297)
Yes, talented sportsmen are encouraged at Doon 18%
No, a Dosco becomes a jack of all trades and a master of none 34%
Possibly, the school has the facilities and values excellence in sports 23%
Unlikely, even though talent can be born and nurtured anywhere 14%
Who cares? All that matters are grades in today's world 11%

Why don't more Doscos join the armed forces? (Total Votes 185)
Not enough money 42%
Too regimented a life 15%
Doscos don't know enough about the forces 10%
Forces are too politicized 10%
Doscos show their patriotism in other ways 20%
Enough Doscos do join the armed forces 03%

Do you continue to feel the same way about school as you did when you first graduated or does interest flag with time? (Total Votes 638)
Continue to have strong feelings about the old school 49%
Yes, I have strong feelings, but I am more interested in other Doscos now 14%
Still interested but its less intense or focussed 22%
No, I no longer have the same feelings for the school. 06%
My interest in the school and other Doscos is non-existent 09%

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