Class of 1981 Silver Jubilee 2006

Class of 1981 Silver Jubilee 2006   All those who made it to the silver jubilee reunion of the batch of 1981 must have felt that same twinge of anticipation as I did when I set out for BCS on the morning of the 9th of November, 2006. I had arranged to stay at Khalini […]

Class of 1956 Golden Jubilee 2006

CLASS OF 1956 GOLDEN JUBILEE 2006 The following 22 OCs from the class of 1956 ( we were 28 in school ) contributed Rs.10,000/- each towards the Golden Jubilee Award for the all-round Best Cottonian of the Year, besides booking themselves in for stay at Eastbourne Hotel : Curzon:  Ashok Batra, Anil Sikand , Ashok […]

Class of 1954 Golden Jubilee 2004

THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE CLASS OF 1954 23-26 SEP 2004, BCS, SIMLA 50 eventful years have mellowed the Class of 54- a class of 29 boys for the Senior Cambridge. The fairytale reunion coincided with Speech Day from 23-26 Sept 04 in School. Most of  the class had left at the age of 16 & […]

The next break – SECURITY

The next break – SECURITY …this isn’ta continuation of the motorcycle diaries..or the contemplation of the loneliness of the long distance runner….who beat all others to find his freedom to be a free sprit….nor is it another chapter after the Christmas letter… But one has to start from somewhere; from someplace where he left off..and […]

Rock’s Head

Rock’s Head  Vivek Bhasin (Lefroy 1961-1970) 2009 will be the 150th Birthday of our great Alma Mater.. My Brother Sharat related to me. one late evening…early morning as we drove back from a vino tasting session at the Chileno Ambassador’s residence, how BCS has its unique standards….we are a very elite unit….it was definitely British […]

The Fourth Day after The Full Moon

The Fourth Day after The Full Moon-it happened on the 29th of October 2007 Yes, it was all well planned …as has been over thousands of generations. A fast by married women who dedicate their lives, their loves, their bodies their everything for everlasting love for their man; their husband..toiling in the fields, sweating in […]

The run of Virgo

..I just received a flash …a tinkle on my mobile…. and the message came across…. ‘Good Morning, my love; hope you have a wonderful day’ The power of relationships in yesterdays world; feelings, thoughts and trains of emotions are sent across the globe in milliseconds..From Australia to England, from Japan to Canada, from Delhi to […]

Passing the Baton

Passing the Baton The Olympics in Beijing seem to have broken all records….be it in the absolute spectacular opening, the number of countries participating, the number of new records in Swimming and Track & Field or simply the meticulous way the entire event is being handled. The way the teams have passed the Baton. Blood, […]