OCA Mobile App launched
Launch of Mobile App of OCA. Dear OCs, It gives me an immense pleasure to state hereby that in pursuit of our constant endeavour to establish more elaborately a bond of union among the Old boys of BCS, I hereby officially announce the Launch of a Mobile App ‘OCA’ for our fraternity all across the […]
The passing of a Brother Cottonian
The Passing of a Brother Cottonian. It is with a very very heavy heart that I inform the OCA: Narendra Nath Khanna “Nini” ( Mountain ) Lefroy Class of 1968 passed on, on 13 January 2018. MOUNTAIN was a gentle soul and lived a quiet sedate life in Nasik.. In School he was that dashing […]
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 […]
OCA Northern Chapter / get together Sunday 3rd December 17
OCA Northern Chapter Annual Meet / Lunch at noon onward on 3rd December 2017 @ CGA Chandigarh. 4th December update
OC Vijay Stokes – “The Swadeshi Apple” article
It’s an enviable view that Vijay Stokes has from his family home, Harmony Hall. It crests his very own hill in Kotgarh, 3 hours north-east of Shimla, and on a clear day he can see snow-capped Himalayan peaks ring the horizon while the Sutlej river snakes through the valley below. Pickaxe in hand, and dressed […]
BCS Batch of 1969 – looking good!
1969 – 48 years ago. 2017 – Standing: Arun Bhalaik, Satish Singha, Dinesh M. Sud, Paramjit S. Nat, Himmat S.Khalon, Ravi Thomas, Rajat Mukerji, Jasbir S. Sadhana, Gurinder S. Khanna, Bikram S. Sirsa, Harsimran S. Sarron, Ajay Sawhney, Parveen Sachdeva, Anil Mahajan, Manjit Singh Sehmbey, Ravinder S. Mehta, Robin S. Nakai Sitting: DM Sister (Neena […]
Old Cottonians Association India- DELHI CHAPTER, Annual Dinner 2017
Old Cottonians Association India- DELHI CHAPTER, Annual Dinner 2017 (Contributory) DATE: 20th September 2017 TIME : 7.30 P.M. onwards VENUE : The Party Cottage, Delhi Gymkhana Club, 2- Safdarjung Road, New Delhi DRESS : Formal Wear CONTRIBUTION : Couple – Rs.2500/- , Single – Rs.2000, OC Wives – Rs.500/-, All OC’s attending are requested to […]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OCA (INDIA) – 2017
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OCA (INDIA) – 2017 DATE: 20th September 2017 TIME: 6.30 P.M. VENUE: PARTY COTTAGE, DELHI GYMKHANA CLUB, 2-SAFADARJUNG ROAD, New Delhi 110011. The Agenda: Address by THE PRESIDENT OCA (INDIA) Secretary’s report To approve the minutes of last AGM To approve and adopt the accounts of 2016-17 Any other […]
Mr. A. C. Advani ex Bursar and Curzon House Master passed on
Dear Old Cottonians This is to inform that my father, Arjun Advani, passed away at Simla on 25th June 2017. Cremation is scheduled for June 26th at 230 pm at Kanlog crematorium at Simla. Sincerely Anil Advani
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 […]