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The Marina Dinner during OC Week 2025 – A special Awards Night.
Congratulations to the newly constituted Executive Committee of the Himachal Chapter!
The Old Cottonians Association Mentorship Committee organised an inspiring Interactive Session.
Interactive Chat with the Top ISC Students
Mr. Dilip Batra, of the Batch of 1967, visited Bishop Cotton School on 5th May along with his wife and his host in Shimla, Mr. Sanjoy Roy, an alumnus of The Doon School.
The OCA Himachal Chapter Golf Tournament 2026
OCA North America Get-Together 24th – 25th April, 2026.
Networking Event – 12th April, 2026
In Loving Memory of Mr. K. C. Anand
Obituary – Mr. Vijay Crishna, Batch of 1957, Ibbetson House
We must always stand four square throughout our lives to every wind that blows…
OCA Annual Dinner 2026 – A Night to Remember!
OCA Dinner Party – Old School. Old Friends. One Unforgettable Night at Tonino, New Delhi
Northern Chapter of the Old Cottonians Association (OCA) Dinner event
OCA India Dinner in Delhi – Register Now!
OCA Mumbai Chapter Dinner on 7th February 2026
Registration now open for OCA (Northern chapter Dinner on 7th February 2026)
SHIV RAJ KAPOOR
Remembering Mr. Shiv Kapoor…
OCA DINNER in Delhi – 28th February 2026 Registrations are now open! ✨
OCA President – Interviewed on Responsible Luxury Development in Himachal Pradesh
OCA HP Chapter – Flood Relief Initiative (Phase II)
BCS Scotch Whisky!
OCA Delhi (NCR) at Inter Boarding School Alumni Golf 2025
The Old Cottonians Association (OCA) Nepal Chapter
OCA Dinner Party 2026 | Delhi
Fireside Chat held during OC Week
The Enduring Legacy of Bishop Cotton School Shimla
OCs Week 2025 : opening day [photos incl]
OCs Week 2025 : Final Itinerary
BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL SIMLA – OC Week 2025
Toronto Reunion Sept 27, 2025
Nakul Anand addresses IILM Delhi
OCA Canada UPDATE on Sept 27th get-together!
OCA Canada get together Sept 27th 2025
BCS Old Cottonians Coordinator UPDATE
BCS 166th Founder’s Day
Spotlight on Gurrinder [Indi] Khanna
OCA Executive Committee Members list [updated]
The OCA UK Reunion Luncheon : London 28th June 2025
Dr. Vaneet Jishtu – Special feature
Raja Virbhadra Singh: The Monarch of the Masses, The Statesman of the Hills
Sandeep Mansukhani – From Runways to Summits: A Journey of Discipline and Determination
OC Week 2025 at BCS
OCA UK : Annual Luncheon 2025
Newsletter OCA UK 2025
BCS Crest / Badge de-coded by historian Raaja Bhasin
Website structural changes
The Playing-fields of Shimla
Happy 96th Birthday Mr. Goss!
Camino de Santiago – pilgrimage 2025
Rakesh (Rocky) Chopra / Prayer Meet
Jam & packed
Rakesh (Rocky) Chopra – [BCS Curzon 1958-1963] passed on 29th March ’25
OCA India AGM 2025
Spotlight profile: Vijay Kumar Stokes, BCS (Rivaz, 1948-1954).
Vivek Bhasin [BCS Batch 1970] appointed to BCS Board of Governors
Inderjit Singh Bawa : Final farewell
Inderjit Singh [Inni] Bawa: RIP
OCA Mumbai Lunch 2025
Old Cottonians Association Reunion Lunch 2025
Behram Irani / RIP
Harry (September 5, 1946 – November 21, 2024) – Harjit Singh Bedi – The Man behind The Judge!!
Special Postal Cover: BCS 165TH Year
Avnesh Kumar Pawa / 1970 batch [Rivaz]: Passed on
H. Kishie Singh BHOG (Online option)
Bhog : H. Kishie Singh
Passed on: H. Kishie Singh [Curzon 1955 batch]
Mr. DC Anand : Kirtan & Antim Ardas
Mr. DEEP C. ANAND [Old Cottonian & President Emeritus OCA] : passed-on.
BCS Pegasus to publish your Poetry
Celebrating 165 years of Educational Excellence – October 18 & 19 2024
BCS Founder’s 165th Day 28, July 2024
Kirtan & Antim Ardaas : Jagdeep Singh Bhasin (“Father”):
Jagdeep “Father” Bhasin
Letter from a Cottonian & member of BOG of BCS [Anil Mehra]
Antim Ardas Bhog held for Late Iqbal Singh Sehmbey
Sad news: Iqbal Singh Sehmbey [Jagga] / Ibbetson 1981 batch
OCA UK 2024 Annual Luncheon
The BCS 165 Celebrations
Article on Fali Nariman’s school days at BCS
1962 – Staff & Prefects, Rivaz
OCA- NA. Get together.NEW YORK.
“Questions, Descriptions .. Answers and the Luminous Green Letters on white paperT R A L E E ( please..)- we pilgrim hitchhikers..”
Old Cottonian news and writing Contributors ?
Adam Drobot [BCS from 1956-1959]: Found!
The Dire State of Our Universities / by Vijay Stokes
BCS Etchings / Jal Boga
BCS Old Cottonians coordinator Ms Charu Walia
Brian Howard Niblett
A much remembered figure: Jal Boga
OCA India Annual Lunch 2024
Kanwar Manjit Singh passed on [Lefroy house-captain 1965]
Dr Ravi Thomas – passed on
Rajat Mukarji [Ibbetson 1969 batch] passed on
Happy birthday, Mr Goss – 94th
The new OCA India Committee 2023-25
Upholding data privacy and filtering out content not meeting socially acceptable guidelines.
Jaspal Sawhney takes over the reigns of OCA India, as Hony. President
Old Cottonians’ Association United Kingdom President’s Newsletter Vijay Bhalaik MRCS FRCS / OCA UK annual luncheon
THANK YOU (1961-1970)
Post Mortem (A cottonian)
Books & Authors Session – Robin Gupta [Old Cottonian & retired IAS officer]
Holi and Women’s Day / 2023
The whole nine yards – or should it be 256 yards*?
ITC Classic OCs Golf 2023
OCA reunion Lunch 2023
URGENT ATTENTION OC GOLFERS:
The 2022 Winter Christmas Letter – someday we will return..
Book Discussion – “Living a Life” [Ravi Sawhney]. Chandigarh 4th Feb 2023.
“Living a Life” – memoir by retired IAS officer Ravi Sawhney, (Lefroy 1959)
Seeing big in the tiniest of nature – another fab video by Sabu Singh
OCA INDIA Annual Lunch 12th Feb UPDATE INFO for payment
Annual OCA Delhi Lunch 12th Feb 2023
Update – people we knew. Message from Mr Goss
Curzon House photos : 1954 & 1962
Curzon House – old photos received
David Browning / farewell dear OC
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS [and the exchange of emails with Mr and Mrs Goss
Bikramjeet Singh Gill) ,batch of 92 )passed away.
sad loss : Himmat Kahalon [Ibbetson 1969 batch]
BCS Archive Collection**** Important Notice to OCs
OCA HP Chapter contributory dinner Oct 29th
Annual Reunion dinner 2022 – OCA Delhi Chapter
Old Cottonian Dr Humayun Khan [Rivaz 1941-1947] – passed on
Birthday greetings: David Wood-Robinson [Ibbetson 1940-44]!
Jatinder S. Randhawa [Randy] : Kirtan and Antim Ardas
Jatinder S. Randhawa [Randy] passed on
Inter School Alumni Golf Challenge 2022
OC Week 2022 – Info & Invite
Great interaction with BCS Directors
OC LOST: S Gurpal Singh Ghattoura / Curzon 1960
Vinod Stokes – Tribute by Deepak Stokes
Message from Vijay [Kuttu] Singh / book launch Ravi Sawhney
Tribute: Harminder Singh Atwal “Bindi” (6th October 1943- 27th July, 2022)
David N Mitchell : just been informed of his demise
Vinod Stokes – farewell
OCA UK – Kuljinder Bahia passes the baton to Dr Vijay Bhalaik
A Shout Out to Mr GS Kochhar
Walking past those who’ve gone before
Farewell Bindi [H.S.] Atwal / BCS 1961 batch
Global Warming “Garm Dharti” / thoughts by [regular contributor of writings] : Vivek Bhasin
Financial assistance sought
The Evening I was brought down to my knees [The Camino Portuguese] May 14th 2022
Batch 2009 page created
Farewell speech: School Vice-Captain 2021 Udit Jain
Batch 2021 page created
Sarbjit [Sabu] Singh does it again!
Just Keep On Walking
Applications invited for the Hony. Post of Vice-President- Delhi Chapter
Correction of names on the Honour Boards at BCS Dining, Irwin Hall etc.
BCS 2022 Cricket : UK tour
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Full School photo after 78 years!
Winter Lunch 27th Feb / photo and list of attendees
OCs winter lunch at Chattarpur New Delhi / 27th Feb 2022
Cottonian “Young Guns“ organised a splendid and memorable day at ITC Classic Golf Resort, Manesar.
REMINDER: OCA India AGM 2022
The True Essence Of Nature Conservation by Bittu Sahgal [BCS class of 1963]
AGM OCA India: 2022
Annual OCA India Reunion Lunch, postponement
CONGRATULATIONS Old Cottonian Raghvendra Tanwar! On appointment as Chairman ICHR
Old Cottonian Dr. Someshwar Singh Nakai
Andreas Kirschner [Rivaz 1946-50]
The New Normal at Christmas and Beyond…December 24th 2021
Pradyuman Singh Chohan (Curzon 1955 batch)
Farewell Chander Mohan Kohli [Moni]
Sad news: CM Kohli
OCA (India) Northern Chapter – Annual Luncheon Sunday December 5th 2021
Photographs with Tilli & Vijay Pawa – NP and the Pawa brothers passion for music
OCs at BCS Chapel – photo
Sabu Singh – new content on his YouTube channel
RIP – Manjit Singh Sehmbey [Curzon 1962-1969]
Sam Dhanjal sent a beautiful photo / 59th anniversary – CONGRATS!
BCS Batch 1971 / Golden Jubilee [updated]
Raghuvendra Tanwar [Lefroy 1970 Batch] / talk with PM Narendra Modi
Canada OCs and James Bond 📽
Canada OCs get-together Sept 2021
BCS Class of 1963 – a profile
BCS Class of 1962 – a profile
Canada OCs get-together 2021
Good Reading: Bonnie BHASIN
BCS 162nd Founder’s Day 28th July 2021
BCS 163rd Founder’s Day / Live Facebook Event
Ajay Nanda / Curzon 1976 batch
Old Cottonian Raja Virbhadra Singh / passed away 8th July 2021
BCS, looking sharp!
School Song played on the Organ
Mr. Mustaq Masih – passed away in 2020 – we just got to know.
Vote of Thanks
Saddened to inform: Mrs Kamini Mustafi passed away
SAD DEMISE OF I. S. WALIA IBBETSON HOUSE CLASS OF 1956
Video by the talented Badal Singh [Inderjit Singh Badal / Lefroy 1951-63]
My Song Book – Long play A & B [N.P. Pawa / 1960 Rivaz]
Paul Tonk, adios
Model of the Kalka-Simla Railway
Memories from the battlefields of Vietnam, R&R in the Korean DMZ and much more… – by Joe Joshi
In continuation….
Welcome OCA India President Justice S.S. Saron
Announcing OCA India VP 2021-23
Message from Mr. Simon Weale / Director BCS
Colts Cricket Team 1961 / and the exchange of emails about
BCS Golf Event April 2021
ZOOM chat – Sunday March 21st, 2021
Vivek [Bonnie] Bhasin visits BCS
R.S. Mamik [Bholu] – RIP
3 Black Sheep and Me
Pace University ties up with global IT major Saberpoint founded by Cottonian Ajay Bhumitra (Lefroy 1972)
What a beautiful photo of the BCS Chapel!
Family photos Kanwal Jit Singh – from Namrita Singh McGarity [his daughter]
Kanwaljit Singh [Rivaz 1969 Batch]
Christ Church on the Ridge Simla
Postponement of the Annual lunch of OCA (India)
Extension of date to receive the Application & Vision Statement for Vice President of OCA (India) 2021-2023
All best wishesq
BCS in Snow / 29thDec 2020
2020 Christmas Letter / Vivek Bhasin
OC Sukhcharan Singh Pasrich has passed on
Tribute : Partap Grewal
More sad shocking news – our dear Partap Grewal no more
Regret to inform that Minnie – Mohinderjit Singh – passed on
Puneet Khanna / 1973 Batch passed away
Congratulations Team BCS / Inter-School Golf 2020
FINAL LIST BCS GOLF TEAM INTERSCHOOL 20TH NOV JP GREENS 12 NOON
John Long Gone Moved On..
Diwali Greetings
OCs Col Dhaliwal and Col. Wendy Dewan at BCS
Many happy returns of the day! UMESH DUTTA
That Green Hamam soap vs Head & Shoulders shampoo…
Mukul Sheopory, Lefroy batch of 1990 has penned a book “Bucephalus’ Shadow”
Sad to announce Ravinder Singh “Bansi” [Ibbetson 1971 batch] passed away
OCA [Delhi Chapter] – The launch of Patina Times at Tonino MG Road Delhi.
Allan Bapty (R 1936-44) passed on
Article[s] by Robin Gupta (1965 batch)
AMENDED/UPDATED: Application & Vision Statement for Vice President of OCA (India) 2021-2023
Zoom Link to attend the AGM of OCA (India) on 28/09/2020 at 3:30 pm
BCS’s Festival of the Differently Abled – FODA
Application & Vision Statement for Vice President of OCA (India) 2021-2023
Deepali Sinha – wife of Ramesh David Sinha
Director Simon Weale welcomes back The Johns to BCS after 20 years
Nostalgia / BCS 1930 School Party train
BCS Admission tests go online
Mrs. Ormilla Advani [ex-teacher BCS] passed on
OCA India AGM notice
Peter Stringer Esq. Funeral 03 Sept 2020
BCS flies the Tricolor at Half-Mast today
Congratulations: Vijay [Kuttu] Singh – new President OCA Delhi Chapter
Congrats: Ashwani Singh Virk – VP OCA [Delhi] Chapter
New Committee for OCA Delhi [NCR] Chapter
The Hump on the Road – by Indi Khanna
The Walkers – by Vivek Bhasin
What are Old* Old Cottonians are up to these days?
PRESS RELEASE / Bishop Cotton School Shimla, children celebrate Independence Day virtually
BCS wishes Cottonians a Happy Independence Day
We bid farewell sadly to Peter Stringer / Lefroy 1943-47
SPOTLIGHT on Sabu Singh [and his Short films on Nature]
More than anger – Vivek Bhasin
An Old Schoolboy
BCS 161th Founder’s Day Celebration
BCS 161st Founder’s Day 2020
The Missing Sibling & The Saga Of Kartoo – two writings by Gurrinder [Indi] Khanna
Thoughts on a Cottonians Assistance Scheme / Update on OC Ramesh David Sihna’s situation
Rohit Sachdeva
BCS – panorama by Aseem Kukreti
Sponsor an Indian Tiger in memory of Arthur Jones who died on June 11th 2020 of old age
Sad to announce the loss of yet another dear OC – Rajiv Shankar
Message from Mr. Deep C. Anand
A few more – from Suresh Sethi
We mourn the loss of 2 Senior OCs
Remembrance : Brig Rajendra Shamsher Singh Kohli [Curzon 1927-37] – on his 1st death anniversary
Take me….by Himār Arjun Singh
Bishop Cotton School — how Asia’s oldest boarding school is coping with the pandemic
MY TIME AT BCS – David Wood-Robinson 1940/4
Batch of ‘04 – from Raghav Kumar
Sharing some BCS memories – Rohan Charanji [Curzon 2006]
The Dear Departed – by Ateek Gupta
My days at BCS By Nitish Grover
Some thoughts from an OC – Suresh Sethi 1961-66
We like to hear from OCs
HS BAWA [Rivaz 1971 Batch] – gone too soon
Two Old Cottonians
The Oceans – by Vivek Bhasin
George Floyd and what is happening around – by Jerry Godinho
Contribution by OCA-India to give relief to Covid 19 victims
BCS photos – 4th June
Miss Marie Bonnaud…The Boys from BCS
Crayon drawings of BCS – by Himmat Singh [1962 Batch]
COVID19 Relief Operations by the Diocese of Amritsar
An absolute pillar of Bishop Cotton School : John William Winston Whitmarsh-Knight
Request for a contribution from OC’s to help COVID 19 Virus victims.
Thank you – from Mr. Ronald Goss
One Hundred and Ten – yes we are – 110!
BCS Sketch – by Tanish Singh [batch 2018]
BCS Batch 1995 / Silver Jubilee!
Cottonians & BCS do not need to benchmark themselves –
Many happy returns of the day Mr. Goss!
Dan Dhanoa COVID19 survivor writes
Rainbow over BCS
Fresh dates for the OC Week 2020
Some random thoughts – Indi Khanna
Remembering – by Vivek Bhasin
The outdoors, Solitude: Pictures from Äcksjön Sweden by Vivek Bhasin
The Wrong Doers – by Vivek Bhasin
Think of Happy Days
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining – by Nalin Sood
The “STICK IN“
Wishing all well [COVID-19 pandemic]
Richard [Dick] D’Abreu / no more
Manoj Advani [Batch 1976] no more
Old Cottonian on highest point on the African continent!
Introduction by Mr. Simon David Weale [MA Oxon] – new Director [HM] of BCS
OCA Mumbai Reunion Lunch 2020
Congratulations Varun Gaur for GALLANTRY
Notice for EGM / OCA India
Message from Richard [Dick] D’Abreu
Nostalgia, History / Batch 1957
First ever! OCA SOUTHERN Chapter meet
Applications invited for the post of Vice President OCA India [Delhi Chapter]:
Notice for the forthcoming annual lunch of OCA-India
Mission Aconcagua Completed / Karma Tenzing Nyangmi
The Immaculate Cottonian Bob Myers Esquire / passed on
Nakul Anand (Lefroy House) has been named World Hotelier 2019
Assistance for Old Cottonian [undergoing cancer treatment]
OCA Northern Chapter Annual Luncheon
He is a fantastic & successful Cottonian with the greatest of humility
A christmas letter to Mrs King sent from a prisoners war camp in Marienburg (Poland today)
Invite for the inaugural dinner of OCA Amritsar
Class of 1969 Reunion
Diwali greetings!
Gurmit S. Sehmbey’s 1950-61 BCS photo archive
Punjab flood relief update
Gurdev Singh [BCS Teacher] passed away
OCA Mailing List – an update
BCS Teacher Leela Goel [née Advani] passed on
Upcoming events
Down memory lane: Mr. Tuli / Mr & Mrs. Shankar / Mr & Mrs. Roshan Lal
Your OCA contact data & Privacy Policy – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Mike King: Another precious letter
OLD COTTONIAN Sodhi Vikram Singh – Sri Anandpur Sahib Wale – receiving and honouring the Archbishop of Canterbury
OCA [India] Northern Chapter AGM 2019
Notice for the AGM and the Agenda of OCA INDIA – 2019
Shivalik Hill Drive : OCA Northern Chapter. 21st Sept 2019.
OCA Delhi Chapter’s 5th Annual Dinner Party
Flood relief / contributions sought
“REUNIONS”
Happy Independence Day
The Mike King letters [Mike King : the Son of “A son of BCS”]
OCs Week 2019 – Bishop Cotton School Simla
Batch 1969: Golden Jubilee celebrations Program
BCS Flag on the Highest point in Europe
Part of the Soul Train – by Vivek Bhasin
Sandeep Mansukhani summits Mt. Elbrus!
Mt. Elbrus)- latest update by Sandeep Mansukhani
Lance Jones [Lefroy] passed on
Old Cottonian Kenneth Huddart [BCS 1943] passed on
Old Cottonian Sandeep Mansukhani – next climb planned for Mt. ELBRUS
OCA UK Reunion 2019 “LOVE OF DEAR PATINA” – from Peter Stringer
A few pics @ OCA UK Luncheon 29th June ’19
Old Cottonian “Bambi” S K Majumdar (batch 54-55) has passed away
OC Prabal SJB Rana Passed away
Raj Kohli passes on at age 99 yrs 10 months
“Chicken on the Menu” and “Angle to Angling” – by Indi [Gurrinder] Khanna
Futsal match OCA Nepal vs OSS Nepal
Two videos of Bishop Cotton School Simla – produced by Sam Mathews.
A recent survey:
OC Raghuvendra Tanwar [Lefroy 1970 Batch] – latest book released:
Karma Tenzing: Another Old Cottonian summited Mt. Everest. Congratulations!
All OLD COTTONIANS requested to join the OCA List
Letter to, and reply from Mr. Goss
Executive Committee of OCA (India)
OCA UK Newsletter May 2019
Treasure trove of Photographs!
URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED: A Old Cottonian requires a Liver donor
OCA Canada Dinner April 2019
OCA India report 2017-2019
When Friends become Family – musings on the Batch of 1970 – by Vivek Bhasin
About an Old Cottonian – Lt. Sharif Khan aka Sharifo
Welcome message from incoming OCA India President – Mr. Davinder Singh Jaaj
Spotlight on OC RAHUL GODRA
OC Capt. Vivek Bhasin’s [Lefroy 1970] visit to BCS
2019 Inter-school Alumni Golf challenge
Ved Seereeram – OC in the Spotlight
Kanwar Devinder Singh [1955 Lefroy] passed on
BCS Batch 1970 – Golden Jubilee coming up 2020 – looking for missing batch-mates
Respect, for OC Girish Minocha
For starters…. [from Peter Stringer]
Get involved!
Gerald [Jerry] Godinho interviews Old Cottonian ROHAN CHARANJI
The 1938 new School song
New section: Writings / Musings / Memories
I imagine…
Clive Hardie [L40-45] passes on
Old Cottonian LEGENDS
Beautiful photo of BCS in the snow
Group photo – OCA Mumbai Chapter reunion / 20-1-2019
Mumbai reunion lunch / VENUE REVISED
OCA India Reunion Lunch 2019
Blog by Jerry Godinho
Christmas letter from Vivek Bhasin
Applications for post of Vice-President OCA India
OCA Mumbai Chapter reunion lunch 2019 / REVISED VENUE
Friends, Romans, Countryman. Lend me your ears. . . Batch 1978!
Karanpal Singh Sekhon passed on
Newest book by Ravi Rikhye
AN ABSOLUTE PILLAR OF BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL JOHN WHITMARSH KNIGHT – passed on
Dr. Mathew Zachariah – some updates
Batch of 1969 get-together
Robin Gupta – book launch at Chandigarh
OCA Northern Chapter – Shivalik Hill Drive
OCA Delhi annual dinner at Delhi Gymknaha Club
BCS stands the test of time
Rajive Sawhney passed on
OCA India – Notice of AGM
OCA DELHI DINNER – 21st September 2018
OCs WEEK 2018 & Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Batch of 1968
OCA Nepal – Futsal on Founders Day
Canada OCs get together
Sandeep Mansukhani honored at BCS
Bishop Cotton School Simla – on top of the world
Capt. Sandeep Mansukhani scales Mt Everest!
Sandeep Mansukhani – the Final Push (Everest 2018 mission)
Sandeep Mansukhani – Everest 2018 – UPDATE:
OCA UK Newsletter 2018
On the WAY, the PATH, on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela
Om (Ompi) Prakash no more 🙁
Mr. B.R. Roberts (BCS teacher) passed on
Ajay Badyal – Rivaz House 1966 batch
Mount Everest Expedition 2018
“How can any Ole Boy forget?”
Expedition to Mount Everest in 2018 by an OC
OCA Mobile App launched
Chandigarh Golf Invitational 9th March 2018 – OCA Northern Chapter
OCA Mumbai lunch
Message from President OCA India – Justice (Retd) R.S. Sodhi – 20/1/2018
The passing of a Brother Cottonian
OCA India annual lunch 2018
Passing of Mary [Ramani] Varughese
2017 Christmas letter
Today is Billy Gill’s first death anniversary
Vivek Bhasin writes again “Dear Headmaster Sir”
OCA Northern Chapter / get together Sunday 3rd December 17
OC Bittu Sahgal – Speaks at Aravalli Utsav
OC Vijay Stokes – “The Swadeshi Apple” article
OCA Northern Chapter / Meet up at Jalandhar
Happy Diwali!
Message from Peter Stringer
BCS Batch of 1969 – looking good!
Old Cottonians Association India- DELHI CHAPTER, Annual Dinner 2017
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OCA (INDIA) – 2017
Robin Gupta review of “Mr. & Mrs. Jinnah – The Marriage That Shook India”
Golden Jubilee 1967 Batch
Hot press! OCA UK
OCA Nepal team victorious!
Mr. A. C. Advani ex Bursar and Curzon House Master passed on
OCs vs OSs Futsal match at Kathmandu
Mrs M. Varughese departed
OCA India Executive Committee 2017-2019 complete listing
Tilak Raj Pawa – passed on
The Great Himalaya and Our Bishop Cotton School
Lt. Gen. M. N. Batra (Curzon 1928-37)
Welcome message from OCA India President
Annual ‘at-home’ event / Barford Warwickshire
Photo of BCS before the great fire of 1905
Welcome! Justice Rupinder Singh Sodhi – OCA India President
Global List of all Old Cottonians
Newsletter 2017 and lunch invite
First Class Cricketers killed in World War 2 & Some distinguished OCs from 1926-1928
Canada OCs get-together 2017
Letter from Peter Stringer
OC Dinner [ONTARIO] Saturday 8th April ’17
Lefroy House 1954 and a table tennis game in progress circa 1954
Mark Wood-Robinson / passed on
Suraj Prakash Akers ( Lefroian, 1950 batch) / passed on
OCA India annual lunch 2017 / a few pictures
Tejpal Singh Sawhney [TS] passed away today
Inter-Public School Alumni, Golf Tournament being organised by OCA (India) Northern Chapter.
OC Yogesh Gupta is seeking 1973/74 BCS Batchmates
Message from Peter Stringer / Obituary Ron Plunkett
Bombay OCs Reunion, Tote on the Turf, Noon onwards on 4th Feb 17
Information in regard to annual OCA lunch 2017
Keeping the BCS SPIRIT
Milo Dhanoa / no more
Obituary | PETER TRAVERS | Rivaz 1942-45.
Billy Gill (Curzon 1961) passed away
Video of Special Chapel Service at BCS 29th Nov 2016
OCA Nepal Gathering
Long Live Patina! By Peter Stringer
Dr. Mathew Zachariah passes away
BCS batch 1991 celebrate and give back to School
Notice of OCA India AGM 2016
G B Mehra (Ibbetson 1955-64) passed away
Anil Johar passed on
1966 Batch 50th anniversary / 2016 at Simla
OCs of BCS 1965 batch get together at Villa Kalighat (Robin Gupta’s)
OCA Nepal Merchandise
Information on past staff and teachers
Vivek Bhasin writes in
New author on the block (OC Surinder S Ahluwalia)
OCs Week 2016
J.N. Kohli [Ibbetson 1959 batch] passed away
Napinder Singh Chahal’s wife Pravesh Chahal passed away
OCA Nepal – Executive Committee meeting held
OCA congratulates Umesh Pande on his appointment
OCA Nepal Official Inception
ERIC INDRA NATH WAUGHRAY
Alumni Sports League
Ashok [Eggy] Goyal passed on
OCA UK Newsletter 2016
OCA NEPAL!
BCS sets an example
Photos from Saturday March 19th 2016 / Bittu Sahgal and OCs
Speedy recovery Dick D’Abreu
Spotlight story : Humayun Khan [Rivaz 1941-1947]
The MITRE / Nov 1961
We are saddened by the demise of Mr. Ram Advani
Inder Pratap Lehra [Curzon 99 batch] passed on
OCA Lunch – Mumbai Chapter
Lopa & Greesh Ghai
OCA INDIA Annual Lunch 2016
OCA Reunion (batch of 1989) : update
OCs launch successful IT startup in Simla
The Mitre Oct 2015
OCA “Tricky Taka” Football get-together
The Great Equaliser….
OCA Northern Chapter/ 2015 annual lunch
School stories of the 1940s era
OCA India AGM 2015
The CALEBS
Shivalik Hill Drive 2015 / important info for participants
OCA Shivalik Car Drive
Mirrored Reflections and Reflections of the Soul
OC Week 2015
Hirindra Singh (Leslie) passed away
OCs GETAWAY 2015
OCA UK Newsletter Summer 2015
OCA Delhi Chapter – Pool Party May 15th
Nepal earthquake / Sandeep Mansukhani update
Nepal quake / Sandeep Mansukhani
Sandeep Mansukhani Mt. Everest Expedition 2015 – NEWS PAGE setup
….the treasure hunt to find my lost cufflink* (The Mitre)
Sandeep Mansukhani begins Mt. Everest journey
MESSAGE TO OCs
Old Cottonians Golf Tournament at Naldehra / 2015
Selection of Vice President of OCA (India)
SPOTLIGHT: Inder Singh Dhillon
Ranjan Uberoi [Gobey-ii] passed on
OC cocktails and Dinner Saturday April 25th
Forthcoming EGM / OCA (India) Northern Chapter
SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Iqroop Singh Chopra
Politics and the Works, alongside our Love for Bishop Cotton School
OCA INDIA REQUIRES A VICE PRESIDENT
Anthony Sinha
OCA India Annual Lunch / 2015
Greetings
Mitre October-December 2014 issue
A Very Biased Christmas Letter from a Cottonian to the family of Cottonians
LOS LATINOS
OCA (India) Northern Chapter – Annual Meet & Membership Drive
Minutes of Meeting / OCA India AGM 2014
Celebration: 17th October 2014 at BCS
Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan conferred a VAYU SENA medal [gallantry]
Batch of 1986
Pages updated 1953 / 1961 / 1962
An appeal to help J&K
Notice of AGM 2014 / OCA India
Aiming for Everest, Sandeep does a double for now
Surinder Singh [L 1950-1955] passed away 20 May 2014
Vaneet Jishtu: bringing Ashtavarga back to the hills
BCS No 1 Boarding school in the Country
1965 batch
Untimely demise of P.S. Sodhi’s wife
OCA Delhi get-together OCT 8th 2014
Letter from Mr Bhardwaj
OC [Canada] Dinner 4th October 2014 / Bombay Palace Brampton
OCA UK / Mitre of 1952-53
Letters from Gay Niblett and Peter Stringer / OCA UK
Letter from Indira Joshi, on the recent OCA UK meet
The Mitre, issues from 1956
Recent OCA Meet
OCA Delhi Chapter
OCA Himachal Chapter / Dinner during OCs week
OCs Week / 2014
OCA Canada Updates / OC Boat Cruise
We congratulate RUSKIN BOND
AN APPEAL:
BCS Won the SLATER DEBATES 2014
SOUL WARRIOR
Sad to announce passing away of Mrs Bhumitra
OCA [UK] Spring Newsletter 2014
OCA India News / April 2014
OCA North Chapter / Reunion Lunch 9th March 2014
OCA India 2014 reunion pictures
Justice Tarlok Chauhan sworn in as Additional Judge of HP High Court
Lance Jones celebrates his 90th birthday
OCA India Reunion
Jai and Joe Joshi’s sister Meera Joshi passed on
Huppy Grewal of 1963 Batch at Mt. Abu
From the wine country of Bordeaux to the Pillars of Hercules . . .
Gurmukh Singh Gill [C-90] passed away
Ravi Charanji / Curzon 1964-1969 / passed-on
OCA INDIA AGM, Minutes of Meeting 30/9/2013
School days stories / David Mitchell
OCA UK Newsletter 2013
School days stories / Richard D’Abreu – Peter Maidment – Jim Lee
OCs Canada reunion picture
War Memorial sketch
REVISED Itinerary for the Old Cottonian’s group visiting Thailand
Re: Protocol for Old Cottonians
Way down memory lane!
Sandeep Mansukhani climbs KUN [7077 mtrs]. Congratulations!
Ambassadors of Bishop Cotton School (Old Cottonians)
Protocol for Old Cottonians
Revisions and Updates : OCA India AGM 2013
Notice of AGM 2013 OCA INDIA
OCA Canada reunion : Saturday September 28 2013
Back from the Mists of time: YOGA COUNTRY? Is it? / by Vivek Bhasin
Anil Sikand [Curzon 1947-57], passed-on
Capt. Sandeep Mansukhani climbs STOK KANGRI 6153 mtrs peak
BCS at 150 all lit up, and seen from across the valley!
Phenomenal escape from a doomed SU-30
1958 soccer team
OC Manish Bhatia [Rivaz ’93 batch] – passed away
Pictures from the last OCA India get-together
Dr. Raj K. Jolly [Lefroy 1959-63] passed-on
OCA Northern Chapter / Thailand visit
Vikramjit Singh (Curzon 1958-66) passed-on
TWO Old Cottonians Sandeep Mansukhani and A P S Buwal in the 4th Mughal Road car rally
Bishop Cotton School Shimla students scale Mt Deo Tibba in Manali
OCA UK 2013 Luncheon reminder / wishing Dr Humayun Khan well
OCA Executive Meeting on May 9th 2013
BCS students on exchange to Marlborough College
OCs Week 2013
Barford lunch 4th May 2013
Kurt Mitson
Tentative Fixtures and Participation / OCA (India) Northern Chapter’s Silver Jubilee Celebration
CONGRATULATIONS: Kuljinder Bahia
Capt. Sandeep Mansukhani – Car Rallyist
Yash Vardhan Singh best speaker at BCS Slater Debates, 2013
Slater Debates at BCS Shimla
DES RAJ SARDA (Rivaz 1945 – 1952)
NAROTTAM SAHGAL (ICS) 1918 – 2012; (Lefroy 1928 – 1935)
Get well soon : Deepak Lamba
Dattar Singh Rana / 1972 Ibbetson / passed on
13th Maj. R. K. von Goldstein Cricket Tournament
KEN RICHARDS: LEFROY 1939-1945
BCS Batch of 1972 – its 40 years and a get-together
Demise of Mrs. Coralie Emma deMellow – March 31, 2013
OCA UK – Spring 2013 Newsletter
HS Goolry [Lefroyan] – passed on
Silver Jubilee Celebration of OCA (India) Northern Chapter – update
OCA (India) Northern Chapter’s Silver Jubilee Year
Medical attention for Mrs DeMellow
Update on Mrs Coralie (Jane) DeMellow February 13, 2013
The OCA India Annual Lunch 2013
Identify / Occasion – anyone?
IMPORTANT INFO: OCA UPDATES
The Essentials of being a Gentleman Cottonian and a Gentle-Lady Auckieite-Bedian-Chelsea Girl!
Minutes of the meeting – AGM held on 7th July 2012
OCA India NORTHERN Chapter – 24th Annual meet
OCA INDIA get-together 2013
BCS 1962 Batch – Golden Jubilee – BCS Visit
OC’s in Nepal
OCA UK Winter 2012 get-together
1972 – Benazir Bhutto with Mr R K von Goldstein
Update Mrs Coralie DeMellow – Sept 17th 2012
“They don’t kiss in the movies” – chapter 1
Mufti Abbas [Lefroy 1936] – passed on
OCA US East-coast get-together
Christopher [Butch] Dayal – passed away
Mrs deMellow hospitalized / update
Mrs Banon [Matron at Remove] passed-on
Update on fund benefit of Mrs DeMellow
BCS introduces Scuba-diving
Peter Gideon [Rivaz 1956-67] passed away
OCA UK 2012 get-together Newsletter
Fellow Cottonian Krit Tippakorn / Batch 1970
Mrs Coralie Emma deMellow – correction/update/rejoinder
OCA INDIA AGM 2012 reminder
OCA UK LUNCHEON REMINDER
AGM 2012 / Minutes of meeting 2011
Help identify:
OCA UK 2012 Annual Luncheon
A Very Old Story
OCA INDIA AGM – on 7th July 2012
OCA Welfare visit: Mrs deMellow
Calling OCs in USA EAST COAST for a REUNION
Assistance Updates for Mrs DeMellow
A.K. Soni [Ibbetson 1965] passed away
School History and some memories….
OC’s in Ludhiana get-together May 27 2012
Assistance sought from OCs for Coralie deMellow [OC Melville deMellow’s widow]
Himmat Singh Marwah [Lefroy 66 batch] passed-on
Help for Old Cottonian Melville deMellow’s widow
Golden and Silver Anniversaries : ’62 and ’87 batches
Robin Aurora [Lefroy 1953-64] : 30th Jan 1947 – 8th May 2012
THE OLD COTTONIAN’S WEEK CELEBRATIONS ~ 2012
Kalka-Shimla Railway – documentary
Mr Sasim DasGupta / BCS Memorabilia – Centenary Dinner Menu Card 1959
My pet rabbit and Mr. Goss
Correspondence with Mr. Ronald Goss :
Peter Evans [Ibbetson 1938-44], passed on
Old Sanawarians v/s Old Cottonians Golf Tournament 2012
OCA (United Kingdom) TRANSITION OF CHAIRMAN: Vivek Bhasin
AN APPEAL TO OCs
OCA (India) – Annual get-together 2012
Greetings!
Robin Gupta – “Unrepentant Civil Servant”
OCA UK Newsletter – Winter 2011
Partap Sharma – Biography
Karen Ann Monsy interviews Ruskin Bond
OCA India Northern Chapter – 23rd Annual Meet
Photos from the Cottonian Polo match in Hawaii
Batch of 1971 – 40th year reunion at BCS
The School BELL
BCS stands 3rd rank among the top 10 Boarding Schools in India
BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE [at Bishop Cotton School]
BM Singh hosts a dinner for BCS 1961 Batch
Sanawar Invitational Golf 2011 – photos
BCS in WW2 – by David M. Wood-Robinson
Bon appétit – from Al [Ashok] K. Stokes
Sanawar Invitational Golf 2011 – updated rules and directions
The Collins English Gem (Pocket) Dictionary . . . .
Ved Prakash passed away
Cottonian Polo Team Plays in Hawaii USA
Golf 2011 OCA FINAL TEAM LIST
OCs final list – Sanawar Invitational Golf 2011 [updated 6 Sept 11]
MM SACHDEVA [R ’64] – passed away
Sanawar Invitational Golf – OC list
A School Boy’s Story
OC Dyal Singh Chauhan – obituary
Annual Inter School Golf on 15th Sept 2011
Reunion 50 years Batch of 1961 + Change of dates:
The Sanawar Invitational [golf]
DC Anand appointed Knight in the National Order of Merit
Calling all OCA Chapters from around the four corners
Old Cottonians (U.K.) Annual Luncheon Saturday 25th June 2011
Last call
Anthony Jahangir Mallick, BCS 1941 to 1947 Lefroy House.
OCs week 2011 / dinner hosted by OCA HP
Bishop Cotton School Simla: Surpasses…. leaving the glorious past and leaps into the the exciting future!
OCs Dinner – during OCs Week
OCA UK Newsletter : Spring 2011
Congratulations: Kuljinder Bahia (Lefroy 1982-1990)
OCs Week Celebrations 2011 / BCS
What does the Royal Wedding have to do with BCS?
Delhi / NCR Chapter
Minutes of the Meeting [India AGM 2011]
Letter to all OCs – from BM Singh
BCS Boys create sea-diving history
Rajiv Sharma – BCS 1951-59 Curzon – obituary
OCA India audit report 2010
DRESS CODE [revision] for AGM – OCA (India) 7th April 2011:
“Ingredients for a Real Close Shave” – writing by Vivek Bhasin
OCA India – Draft MOA
Minutes of OCA INDIA AGM held on 9th February 2010
Mukesh K Sethi – no more
OCA INDIA – AGM 2011 on April 7th
Greetings Old Cottonians World Wide:
HOW DO YOU BECOME A WORLD BRAND?
Chand Prakash Akers passed away
Robin Sinker [Curzon 1937-44] – passed away
OCA UK committee meeting – Feb 2011
1961 batch reunion
Satinder Pal Singh –
OCA India AGM 2011
Message from the Chairman [OCA UK]
Benchmarking other schools – by Vijay Stokes
Peter Rollo – Rivaz 1934-42
A very happy New Year
OCA CENTENARY LUNCH – NEW DELHI INDIA
OCA UK – Winter 2010 newsletter
Mr. & Mrs. N. Singh – tragic loss of family
Kunsang N. Shakabpa –
Adarsh Talwar –
Mr. Roshan Lal Vashisht passed-on
A Sanawarian writes about a Cottonian
Hasan Agha Khan – passed away 16 Nov 2010
OCA India – admin office?
BCS “OCTOGENARIAN” BIRTHDAY LUNCH
Deepavali Greetings to all
OCA Centenary Celebrations – message from OCA UK
24 OCT 2010 : Change in VENUE [Shimla]
Obituary – Meera Batra
Centennial Celebration – special memorabilia
James [Jimmy] Gideon – passed away
OCs in Western Australia
Centennial celebration of the OCA 2010
OCA UK 2010 lunch
Proposed Plan for Centennial Celebrations of OCA (India)
OCA Thailand Meet-up Oct 2010
3 OCs get-together
OC Arjun Atwal – first Indian to win on the PGA Tour
Bishop Cotton School Shimla is ranked 4th Best in India
Board of Governors BCS Shimla – response
G.S. Gill retires as DGP HP
Changes… Transitions…. [OCA UK]
Open letter to Board of Governors, B.C.S. Shimla
OCA UK Luncheon – Saturday 26th June 2010
Malcolm Petters – passed on
OC Dinner – at Shimla 4th June 2010
Ruskin Bond’s latest
OCA Hits a Century!
OC Week 2010 at BCS Shimla
OCs get-together down under
Love From The Sidelines – Mayank Anand
OCA India – MOA review committee
Four Pigeons
What a line! Lalit Modi to Preity Zinta
Charanjit Matharu – BCS teacher
Ceramic plates for BCS – gifted by Bawa Ceramics
OCA UK – spring 2010 letter
Roshan Lal Vashisht – April 2010
Rear-Admiral Derick Lawson
OCA India AGM 2010 – minutes of meeting
First Roll Call…
An OLD OC!
Sujjan Singh – top in Golf
BM Singh co-opted to BCS Board of Governors
INNI BAWA INTER HOUSE GOLF TOURNAMENT 26TH March 2010
OCA goes GREEN
OCA India 2009 balance sheet and audit report
OCA India Memorandum of Association
Annual Inni Bawa Golf tournament [2010]
Get well soon!
BCS: Some thoughts relating to the future
Happy Birthday – Dick D’Abreu
OCA India EC – [complete and updated] minutes of meeting held on 27/1/2010
Basil THYER
OCA India EC – minutes of meeting 27/1/2010
BCS batch 1990 get-together
OCA India – 2010 AGM and Annual Lunch
OCA India AGM 2010
PRESS RELEASE Palampur Dec 17 2009
Christmas letter 2009 – Vivek Bhasin
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year to all!
RLV Update 13-Dec-09
OCA UK 2009 WINTER NEWSLETTER
BCS Sesquicentennial Jubilee Polo Cup – 2009
BCS SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS 2009 – Simla 3rd Oct evening
Message from OCA India – 4th Dec 2009
RLV update 26/11/09
RLV update 20/11/09
Spotlight on OCs: RAKESH CHOPRA
BCS Sesquicentennial – Collection of press-cuttings
Departures….
Cottonian ‘Mom’ Archana Sardana jumps for BCS!
Spot-light on OCs: Jai Joshi – Rivaz 1954-63
RVL Welfare Fund – update
Spot-light on OCs: Robin Aurora – Lefroy 1953-64
OCA HP Chapter – Welfare Fund
Adventures of a COTTONIAN
ROLL CALL OF 1948 (RIVAZ HOUSE) – PART I & II
MESSAGE OF THE CLASS OF 1954 – those who attended the Sesquicentennial
Roshan Lal Vashisht [ex BCS Hindi teacher]
Jaspal Sawhney : Thank you all
Sesquicentennial memorabilia etc
BCS Sesquicentennial – Letter to OCs
Spot-light on OCs: Brig Rajendra Shamsher Singh Kohli – Curzon 1927-37
Bishop Cotton School – Sesquicentennial – Commemorative stamp
BCS Sesquicentennial Jubilee Polo Cup 2009
NETWORKING: OC’s and their BCS BATCH pages
BCS Sesquicentennial – News Articles, Photos and Messages
BCS Sesquicentennial – celebrating Friendship and History
Bishop Cotton Challenge Cup – Rugby School vs. Marlborough College 2009
Follow us on TWITTER
BCS Sesquicentennial celebrations – ID tags
Ode to Bishop Cotton School – Gerald Godinho
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS – Revised programme
Curzon House Centenary Celebrations Invitation
OCA [India] North – Sesquicentennial Celebrations info
OCA UK funds a school library to assist 2005 quake victims
Calling all BCS Batch 1972 OCs
BCS sesquicentennial celebrations – HP Chapter registration
Live-feed during BCS sesquicentennial celebrations
Final programme of Sesquicentennial Celebrations October 2nd to 6th 2009
We lost yet another OC, Taranjit Singh Lehra
BCS 150th Founders Day – Dinner and Dance at Delhi
Sesquicentennial writings (Vivek Bhasin)
BCS Sesquicentennial Celebrations – participation fee revised
Spot-light on revered BCS Teachers – part i [Mathew Zachariah]
Satish Khanna [BCS 1951-58] passed away at NY
OCs Reunion 1st July 2009 at Marlborough College
Curzon House Centenary 2009
BCS – 150 YEARS TODAY!
Sadly, we lose another OC brother
OLD COTTONIANS REUNION 1st JULY 2009 at Marlborough College
Articles for a souvenir
150th Anniversary celebrations of BCS Shimla, at Marlborough College – PAGE 2
150th Anniversary celebrations of BCS Shimla, held at Marlborough College
BCS Sesquicentennial Celebrations – a few hotel rooms still available at Shimla
150 yrs Founders Ball – 2nd Aug New Delhi.
Bishop Cotton Challenge Cup
OCA India – Dinner and dance for Founders Day
Hotel accomodation for Sesquicentennial celebrations at BCS Shimla
Class of 1971 – Reunion photos
Indian Summer – by Robin Gupta
Ruskin Bond – Memories of Bishop Cotton School
The Sesquicentennial Coordination-committee
150th Anniversary of BCS – OCA Canada get-together
BCS Sesquicentennial celebrations – registration info
1971 Batch get-together on May 15th 2009
Batch 1985 class photo
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS – update 8th May 09
OC’s Week BCS Shimla
Letter from President OCA [India] to all OCs
OCA UNITED KINGDOM – ANNUAL REUNION LUNCH 2009
Sesquicentennial Celebrations in October 2009 and the Proposed Itinerary
BCS Living Treasures in Australia
What Bishop Cotton School means to me
Design for a BCS/OCA sticker or badge….
Good reading
Ah, English!
OCA UK – Winter 2008 News Letter
BCS Sesquicentennial – 2009
OCA India Balance Sheets, AGM and Lunch 8th Feb 09
Good News, Bad News – Things I always regretted not to have done
More sad news… Usum Nimmanhamin passed-away Dec 26th 08.
Trivikram Singh [Chand] Koti passed-away in Shimla
Obituary – Rupinder (Ruby) Randhawa
Of Simla, Delhi, Calcutta, Bishop Cotton School, Indian Railways, Game Reserves……
The DODA Chronicles – part II
An invitation to OCs of the 1960s. Read on..
Chronicles of a Ziginare……Gypsy……..Explorer…Bandit
The DODA Chronicles – part I
Amar Rana, no more
Arun Bhumitra with John & Cindy McCain
The Freddie Brown Stands
Class of 1981 Silver Jubilee 2006
Class of 1956 Golden Jubilee 2006
Class of 1954 Golden Jubilee 2004
The next break – SECURITY
Rock’s Head
The Fourth Day after The Full Moon
The run of Virgo
Passing the Baton
