OCA UK – Kuljinder Bahia passes the baton to Dr Vijay Bhalaik

Dear OCs I trust that this email finds everyone well and in good health. It has been nearly a decade since Kuljinder Bahia was appointed as Chairman of the OCA (UK) Chapter and as all of us know he has executed his role in a very positive and forward thinking manner. Kuljinder has varied business […]

AGM OCA India: 2022

This is to inform all OCs that the Annual General Meeting of OCA India has been scheduled for Monday, 14th February 2022 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting would be conducted through Zoom. Whilst the agenda for the meeting is appended below, please find given link for the Zoom Meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9219904628?pwd=cURZODY1VFBtNVhUQ3NtWjF6eFdRdz09  We are also circulating this […]

2020 Christmas Letter / Vivek Bhasin

I managed to climb on top of the highest mountain.. the last married pair of swans one-white one-black come swinging in from the north; just swooshing past me I bloody well jump… just managed to land on the black this graceful elegance.. in flight heading south. I held on to my pants more than his […]

Request for a contribution from OC’s to help COVID 19 Virus victims.

Dear OC, Greetings from OCA-India.Trust you and your family are doing well during this most trying time on account of the Covid 19 virus. I would like to use this opportunity to share with you that at the recently held meeting of the Board of Governors of Bishop Cotton School on 11/05/2020,it was decided that […]

Wishing all well [COVID-19 pandemic]

The Old Cottonians Association wishes everyone well and we do hope you and your families are safe. The long silence and lack of recent newsletters from the OCA is simply because we have not had any “Cottonian-worthy” news recently. We have reached out to a few of our regular writers, asking them to please pen […]

Nostalgia, History / Batch 1957

The above is a chart prepared by the School in early 1958 for the 1957 batch results. You may put it on the OC News-letter to remind my classmates how brilliant we were!! 😀 Note: all 4 Lefroyans are in the middle coincidentally! Dr Santokh Singh, Lefroy house captain 1957

OCA Mailing List – an update

Keeping your OCA Profile / Contact Details UPDATED helps us continue to communicate with you and send you news and articles specific to BCS and the OCA.  FOR OCs ALREADY on the Mailing List:We appreciate that you take a minute and update your own details/OCA Listing via the link sent to you earlier today by […]

OCA UK Reunion 2019 “LOVE OF DEAR PATINA” – from Peter Stringer

LOVE OF DEAR PATINA 29th June was forecast to be a heatwave temperature to reach 34/35 phew! & we India-walas attended our OCA (UK) annual Luncheon at our favourite choice restaurant the Bombay Brasserie just off outside Gloucester Road Underground station. What can I say & where to start? For me, it is the highlight […]

OCA UK Newsletter May 2019

Dear Fellow Cottonians, I hope to see a good gathering for our Annual OCA (UK) lunch at the Bombay Brasserie on Saturday 29 June. We will also be hoping to see plenty from abroad, including Deep Anand, Dimpy Mehra, and Vivek Bhasin from India and possibly Humayun Khan from Pakistan, with nearer, Peter Johans from […]