Passing of Mary [Ramani] Varughese

Dear Anna, Thank you for your message which has come as a shock and a surprise. Emotions overwhelm you on such occasions. My earliest memories of Ramani, which is the name we knew her by until she changed to Mary, is of a little girl immaculately turned out playing in the garden just above the […]

Today is Billy Gill’s first death anniversary

Dear All, Today is Billy Gill’s first death anniversary. I have been hunting for information about the gentleman and what I have obtained is grossly inadequate but entirely complimentary. To anyone I turn, all that I am able to glean about this life is his abiding interest in cars and the single malt whiskey club. […]

Mrs M. Varughese departed

Sad day. Deepest condolences for a good woman and a wonderful teacher. She was virtue defined and I can still see her in that class room, which had a view of the Tara Devi Hill, teaching us the first lessons in arithmetic – how to add, subtract, multiply and divide in that order, over those […]

Tilak Raj Pawa – passed on

Dear All, I have just received the following message from Vinod Pawa: Sad to inform you that my brother, Tilak R. Pawa (Tilly) passed away today at 12;20 PM, Singapore time. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008, had it operated on and was ok till August 2010. He’s been bed ridden since […]

Lt. Gen. M. N. Batra (Curzon 1928-37)

I write to convey the sad news that my father Lt General M N Batra ( Curzon 1928-37) passed away in Delhi on 15th May. A prayer meeting is being organised at 5.30pm on Thu 18th May at the Central Lawns , Som Vihar Apartments , opp DPS, RK Puram , New Delhi. Arun Batra […]

Mark Wood-Robinson / passed on

Dear Old Cottonians We’ve had a spate of losses recently, and just got the news of yet another Old Cottonian passing away this 14th. Here is a message from David Wood-Robinson about his brother Mark. Our condolences to the family. My brother Mark Wood-Robinson who was at BCS from 1940 to 1945 has just died […]

Message from Peter Stringer / Obituary Ron Plunkett

I would like to take this opportunity to send cordial fraternal good wishes for a happy & successful Reunion OCA Delhi next Saturday. Would you be kind enough to add my sadness on behalf of OCAUK: Last evening I received a call from Les Homer (L 43-49) in Bristol to say Ron Plunkett (C 43-50) […]