Hari Dang

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{{Infobox person
| name = Hari Dang
| image = File:Hari Dang and Indira Gandhi, St. Paul's School, Darjeeling.jpg
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| caption = Hari Dang (right) with [[Indira Gandhi]] at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling in 1978
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|07|23|1935|05|07}}
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| nationality = Indian
| education = [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Delhi]]<br>[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
| occupation = Educationist, mountaineer
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| known_for = Rector at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]]<br>master at [[The Doon School]]<br>Principal, [[The Air Force School]]<br>Principal, [[Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan]]
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'''Hari Dang''' (1935-2016) was an Indian educationist and a mountaineer.<ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/nbextra/un-climbing-himalayas-1502779669.html</ref> While at [[The Doon School]], he led the schoolboys on the first Indian expedition to Mt. [[Jaonli]] (6,632 m) in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196741001/Asia-IndiaGarhwal-Jaonli |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India—Garhwal, Jaonli |publisher=Publications.americanalpineclub.org |date= |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>https://www.outdoorjournal.com/focus-2/remembering-hari-dang-legend/</ref>

==Education==
Dang was schooled at [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Delhi]], and then went to [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] where he received a [[bachelor's degree]] in chemistry. He graduated in 1955.

==Career==
Dang worked as a journalist with ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' in Kolkata before joining [[The Doon School]] in 1959 as a chemistry teacher. At Doon, he led the boys on many mountaineering expeditions, including the first ascent of Jaonli peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020203/spectrum/book6.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Books |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2002-02-03 |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=[[Katherine Indermaur]] |url=http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web18c/wfeature-suman-dubey-interview-1961-nanda-devi-expedition |title=An interview with Suman Dubey about his memories of the 1961 Indian expedition to Nanda Devi |publisher=Alpinist.com |date=2018-09-13 |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref> He left Doon in 1970 to become the principal of [[The Air Force School]] in New Delhi. He remained there for seven years and then took up the post of Rector at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]] in 1977. He left St. Paul's in 1984 to head the [[Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan]] in New Delhi, where he remained till 1990. After retiring as principal in 1990, Dang served on various education boards and worked towards establishing model primary schools in rural, tribal and tribal areas of India.

==Mountaineering expeditions==
While at Doon School, Dang led the schoolboys on many mountaineering expeditions. Having failed thrice, Dang led the first successful expedition to Jaonli (6,632m) with the schoolboys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/because-its-there-6224290/ |title=Because Itâ€™s There | Books and Literature News,The Indian Express |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2020-01-19 |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Lt Col. D. K. Khullar |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/36/18/a-himalayan-adventure-jaonli/ |title=A HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE: JAONLI : Himalayan Journal vol.36/18 |publisher=Himalayanclub.org |date=1977-05-29 |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref> In 1962, Dang was a member of the first non-Sherpa Indian expedition to [[Mount Everest]], which was led by John Dias.<ref>{{cite web|author=Padmaparna Ghosh, Rudraneil Sengupta |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZDIwIHEyFLl1y3lVvqtQ5J/The-first-Indians-on-Everest.html |title=The first Indians on Everest |publisher=Livemint.com |date= |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref> Due to a snow blizzard, the party had to turn back 150 metres from the summit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/travelnews/story/45461/everest-1965 |title=Everest, 1965 - Outlook Traveller |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=2015-07-03 |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Suma.N Dubey |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/4/everest-1962/ |title=EVEREST; 1962 : Himalayan Journal vol.24/4 |publisher=Himalayanclub.org |date= |accessdate=2020-04-23}}</ref>

==Awards==
Dang was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1976 for his services in education.<ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/nbextra/un-climbing-himalayas-1502779669.html</ref>

==See also==
*[[Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering]]

==References==
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{{Indian mountaineers}}

[[Category:The Doon School faculty]]
[[Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Indian mountain climbers]]
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]

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